Is Cassidy Hutchinson testimony a ‘smoking gun’ that will lead to Trump facing criminal charges?
2 years, 8 months ago

Is Cassidy Hutchinson testimony a ‘smoking gun’ that will lead to Trump facing criminal charges?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The stunning revelations from Ms Hutchinson included: Mr Trump grabbed the steering wheel of his presidential limousine in an effort to go to the Capitol to join his supporters; Mr Trump’s chief of staff warned that things could get “real, real bad” on January 6; Mr Trump threw his lunch against the wall when his then-attorney general, Bill Barr, knocked down claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election; and members of Mr Trump’s inner circle sought pardons after the violence. Nick Akerman, a former assistant US attorney who spent time working in the Southern District of New York and as a Watergate special prosecutor, told The Independent that Ms Hutchinson’s testimony had made Mr Trump’s responsibility for the violence “pretty clear” and said the ex-Trump aide had provided leads that could go towards indictments on multiple federal charges. Another ex-federal prosecutor, Thompson Coburn partner Renato Mariotti, also said Mr Hutchinson’s testimony makes it all the more likely that Mr Trump will face criminal charges. Writing on Twitter, Mr Mariotti described the ex-Trump White House aide’s evidence as “actually mov the ball forward significantly towards a potential DOJ prosecution of” the former president.

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Key Republican Calls For Criminal Probe Of Liz Cheney Over Jan. 6 Committee Work
3 months, 1 week ago

Key Republican Calls For Criminal Probe Of Liz Cheney Over Jan. 6 Committee Work

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The lawmaker leading Republicans’ counter-investigation into the House Jan. 6 committee said former Rep. Liz Cheney should face a criminal investigation over her committee work. “We’re gonna get you a really good job in Trump world.” Hutchinson testified to the Jan. 6 committee that she believed Passantino’s advice would lead her to commit a crime …

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.

Politico  

Cheney angered Trump while serving as vice chair of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Last year, Trump reposted a social media message from conservative talk show host Mark Levin saying Smith “must go to prison.” In August, Trump reposted a message calling “Jackal Smith … a career criminal” and saying he …

Feds charge suspect with gun crimes as Trump blames ‘rhetoric of Biden and Harris’
6 months, 1 week ago

Feds charge suspect with gun crimes as Trump blames ‘rhetoric of Biden and Harris’

LA Times  

A man was taken into custody on Sept. 15, 2024, after allegedly bringing a semiautomatic rifle to the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. As Ryan Wesley Routh was charged in federal court Monday, an affidavit written by Secret Service Special Agent Mark A. Thomas said Routh’s cellphone was in the vicinity of the tree line near …

Bombshell congressional report on Trump assassination attempt reveals 'who REALLY took the first shot at Thomas Crooks'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombshell congressional report on Trump assassination attempt reveals 'who REALLY took the first shot at Thomas Crooks'

Daily Mail  

A bombshell congressional report claims would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks was incapacitated by a local cop before he was killed by a Secret Service sniper. While it was initially claimed that Crooks was shot in the head within seconds by a Secret Service sniper, Higgins' report claimed it was actually a local SWAT operator who stopped the gunman's hail of …

Live updates: Trump assassination attempt congressional hearing
55 years, 2 months ago

Live updates: Trump assassination attempt congressional hearing

CNN  

Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images More than two weeks after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, federal investigators are still trying to uncover the motive of the former president’s would-be assassin. The agent said that …

Trump rally shooting: FBI struggles to unravel mysteries left by attacker Thomas Crooks
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump rally shooting: FBI struggles to unravel mysteries left by attacker Thomas Crooks

India TV News  

Thomas Crooks was pacing next to a warehouse building outside the Butler Farm Show grounds as a crowd gathered for one of former President Donald Trump's signature outdoor rallies. His school counselor Jim Knapp, who retired in 2022, said Crooks rarely came across his radar because he wasn’t a “needy type kid.” Knapp occasionally checked on him at lunch because …

'Don't know what to believe anymore': Senate GOP nervous of Trump verdict fallout
10 months, 1 week ago

'Don't know what to believe anymore': Senate GOP nervous of Trump verdict fallout

Raw Story  

The prosecution in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial rested its case Monday after testimony from Michael Cohen, Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, concluded. "GOP lawmakers say a failure to secure a conviction would be a major embarrassment for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that would strengthen Trump," Bolton explains. "But they admit they don't know how a conviction …

"I don't think he helped": Law professor says Trump witness may have badly backfired on defense
10 months, 1 week ago

"I don't think he helped": Law professor says Trump witness may have badly backfired on defense

Salon  

Former federal prosecutor-turned-defense lawyer Robert Costello's testimony may have backfired on former President Donald Trump's team as the prosecution rested its case on Tuesday, a legal expert told Salon. Costello on Monday lambasted the credibility of former Trump fixer Michael Cohen — and also received a reprimand from Merchan, who told him to stop rolling his eyes, saying "jeez" and …

House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump
1 year ago

House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump, who has been indicted over his actions or his supporters in the mob siege trying to overturn the 2020 election. Speaker Mike Johnson said House Republicans intend to release a final report …

'I don't see any smoking guns': Alan Dershowitz slams GOP's 'tit-for-tat' impeachment
1 year, 1 month ago

'I don't see any smoking guns': Alan Dershowitz slams GOP's 'tit-for-tat' impeachment

Raw Story  

Law professor Alan Dershowitz blasted House Republicans for pursuing the impeachment of President Joe Biden without a "smoking gun." "Look, it's proper to investigate anything relating to a sitting president," Dershowitz told the Newsmax host. "Frankly I've never seen that before, that a president's power extends to wherever his politics are," Dallek observed. "There is a pretty well defined idea …

One Trump co-defendant is having a 'coming to Jesus moment': Jan. 6 investigator
1 year, 2 months ago

One Trump co-defendant is having a 'coming to Jesus moment': Jan. 6 investigator

Raw Story  

He pleaded guilty and since then maybe he's trying to make amends. That's the thinking of former House Jan. 6 Committee investigator Temidayo Aganga-Williams when it comes to pro-Trump attorney and now-convicted felon Kenneth Chesebro. The disgraced attorney's peeling back of the curtain into Trumpworld on the concerted effort and many hands involved to deliver critical documents to D.C. in …

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts Trump Tactic Backfire: They’ll ‘Figuratively Disembowel Him’
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts Trump Tactic Backfire: They’ll ‘Figuratively Disembowel Him’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner on Tuesday explained why Donald Trump’s usual “throw all the s**t against the wall and see what sticks” strategy likely won’t work in his upcoming trial in his election interference case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan last week ruled Trump couldn’t claim presidential immunity from the federal prosecution in …

Joe Scarborough Drops Taunting S-Bomb On Trump Lawyers Who’ve Flipped
1 year, 5 months ago

Joe Scarborough Drops Taunting S-Bomb On Trump Lawyers Who’ve Flipped

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Wednesday spelled out how it was all fun and games for Donald Trump’s lawyers as they assisted the former president in his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat… until it wasn’t. Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, meanwhile, has reportedly been granted immunity to testify under oath in …

Ex-Prosecutor Explains How Cassidy Hutchinson Revelations Can Burn Trump
1 year, 6 months ago

Ex-Prosecutor Explains How Cassidy Hutchinson Revelations Can Burn Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former federal prosecutor says revelations from ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s new book could be damaging to Donald Trump in more ways than one. Among many explosive claims in the book, Hutchinson alleged that her former boss Mark Meadows destroyed documents in the waning days of Trump’s presidency. Hutchinson’s storytelling “confirms our thinking that Trump’s regular …

'Reads like a Mafia case': Reporter stunned by 'mind-boggling' new charges against Trump
1 year, 8 months ago

'Reads like a Mafia case': Reporter stunned by 'mind-boggling' new charges against Trump

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has been slapped with new charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, which a veteran correspondent compared to a Mafia investigation. The former president was indicted Thursday on additional charges of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information in a superseding indictment, and another one of his employees was also charged in the case, and NBC News …

Column: Here’s Trump’s outlandish and dangerous plan to beat the classified documents case
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: Here’s Trump’s outlandish and dangerous plan to beat the classified documents case

LA Times  

A courtroom sketch of Donald Trump looking on as one of his lawyers enters a plea of not guilty during his arraignment in Miami on Tuesday. It was that issue that Trump’s lawyers foolishly chose to emphasize in their last-ditch effort to talk top Justice Department officials out of bringing the charges. And Trump’s former lawyer Timothy Parlatore has suggested …

In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses
2 years ago

In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump appeared to be hearing from final witnesses as law enforcement officials accelerated security preparations Monday in advance of a possible indictment and as fellow Republicans staked out positions in a criminal probe expected to shake up the 2024 presidential race. “But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence.” Responding …

Scene of the crime: Was there a conspiracy to keep Cassidy Hutchinson silent?
2 years, 2 months ago

Scene of the crime: Was there a conspiracy to keep Cassidy Hutchinson silent?

Raw Story  

The September transcripts of star witness Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee read like a script for a sequel to "Goodfellas," Martin Scorsese's legendary crime film. First: According to Hutchinson, it was months into Passantino's representation that he let slip that "Trump World" was the source of his compensation for serving as her attorney. Third: Hutchinson described …

Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies
2 years, 3 months ago

Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to the House Jan. 6 committee a wide-ranging pressure campaign from Donald Trump’s allies aimed at influencing her cooperation with Congress and stifling potentially damaging testimony about him. In extraordinary closed-door testimony made public Thursday, Hutchinson recounted how those in the former president’s circle dangled job opportunities and financial assistance as …

The case for prosecuting Donald Trump
2 years, 3 months ago

The case for prosecuting Donald Trump

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The January 6 committee just recommended …

Cassidy Hutchinson to testify before Georgia grand jury as investigation heats up
2 years, 4 months ago

Cassidy Hutchinson to testify before Georgia grand jury as investigation heats up

Raw Story  

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson will testify this week before a Georgia grand jury investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss in the state. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, would appear before the special grand jury convened by Fulton County …

‘Ominous signs for Trump’: Legal expert explains why DOJ probe is probably further along than anyone suspects
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Ominous signs for Trump’: Legal expert explains why DOJ probe is probably further along than anyone suspects

Raw Story  

During a segment on MSNBC this Wednesday, the panel discussed the public perception of what's going on behind the scenes in regards to the Department of Justice's plans, if any, to prosecute former President Donald Trump in light of the evidence coming from the hearings held by the Jan. 6 committee. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday night that the …

Witness tampering at Jan. 6 hearing? Cheney raises prospect
2 years, 8 months ago

Witness tampering at Jan. 6 hearing? Cheney raises prospect

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the latest Jan. 6 hearing, already standing out for its notable moments, Rep. Liz Cheney saved the most startling for last. In her closing remarks, the co-chair of the House investigating committee said the panel had learned that former President Donald Trump had recently tried to contact a witness whom “you have not yet seen in these …

Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan 6 riot panel
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan 6 riot panel

Al Jazeera  

Steve Bannon, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has said he is willing to testify before a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 siege at the Unites States Capitol. Prominent public hearings have so far detailed the pressure campaign by Trump and his allies on former Vice President Mike Pence not to certify the election victory of …

Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump ally Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and ally of Donald Trump who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena over the Capitol riot, has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., suggested that Bannon “had a change of heart, and after watching, presumably, …

'Tie all those pieces together': Former Trump lawyer draws a map for DOJ's criminal prosecution
2 years, 8 months ago

'Tie all those pieces together': Former Trump lawyer draws a map for DOJ's criminal prosecution

Raw Story  

The attorney Donald Trump brought into the White House to manage his response to the Mueller probe revealed on Thursday the potential criminal activity in Trump's coup attempt that he thinks the Department of Justice should find "worthy" of investigation. "Republican operatives are set to turn over information as soon as tomorrow, the DOJ has issued numerous subpoenas in the …

Another top Trump aide agrees to publicly testify before J6 committee: CNN
2 years, 8 months ago

Another top Trump aide agrees to publicly testify before J6 committee: CNN

Raw Story  

Another top Trump White House aide has agreed to publicly testify before the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, CNN reported Tuesday evening. "Sarah Matthews, who served as deputy press secretary in the Trump White House until resigning shortly after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, has been subpoenaed by the …

US Capitol Riot panel: More witnesses come forward with evidence against former President Donald Trump
2 years, 8 months ago

US Capitol Riot panel: More witnesses come forward with evidence against former President Donald Trump

Firstpost  

The committee has been intensifying its year-long investigation into the 6 January attack and Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election Washington: More witnesses are coming forward with new details on the 6 January US Capitol riot following former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s devastating testimony last week against former President Donald Trump, says a member of a House …

Jan. 6 panel: More turning up with evidence against Trump
2 years, 8 months ago

Jan. 6 panel: More turning up with evidence against Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More witnesses are coming forward with new details on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot following former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s devastating testimony last week against former President Donald Trump, says a member of a House committee investigating the insurrection. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., cited Hutchinson’s testimony that Trump wanted to join an angry mob of his …

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More evidence is emerging in the House’s Jan. 6 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol where they rioted, a committee member said Sunday. He said many more details emerged after last week’s testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and that …

Trump thought marching to Capitol with rioting supporters would be 'a dramatic made-for-TV moment': report
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump thought marching to Capitol with rioting supporters would be 'a dramatic made-for-TV moment': report

Raw Story  

A new report from the Washington Post provides more details about former President Donald Trump's desire to march to the Capitol with supporters who would subsequently illegally break into the building and send lawmakers fleeing for their lives. One source tells the Post that Trump repeatedly brought up the idea of marching with his supporters down to the Capitol, as …

Donald Trump pilloried for ‘gaslighting’ Newsmax attack on Cassidy Hutchinson
2 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump pilloried for ‘gaslighting’ Newsmax attack on Cassidy Hutchinson

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump appeared in a Newsmax interview this week where …

‘Send this to DOJ immediately’: Legal expert says Trump allies appear to have committed a 'very serious' crime
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Send this to DOJ immediately’: Legal expert says Trump allies appear to have committed a 'very serious' crime

Raw Story  

This Tuesday, the Jan. 6 committee warned about possible efforts by Trump allies to pressure witnesses into providing false testimony. Rep. Liz Cheney said the committee was aware of multiple instances in which witnesses testifying before the committee were pressured by allies of former President Donald Trump to change their testimony. RELATED: Trump declares Hutchinson ‘totally discredited’ as former aide …

Republicans found Hutchinson's testimony 'devastating' as right-wing media turns on Trump: report
2 years, 8 months ago

Republicans found Hutchinson's testimony 'devastating' as right-wing media turns on Trump: report

Raw Story  

Cracks are emerging in Donald Trump's political coalition following explosive testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson before the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to an analysis broadcast on CNN. "Happening now," CNN's Wolf Blitzer began, "former President Trump's risk of criminal prosecution may be rising right now after a former …

Cassidy Hutchinson received at least one of the 'witness tampering' messages revealed by Jan. 6 committee
2 years, 8 months ago

Cassidy Hutchinson received at least one of the 'witness tampering' messages revealed by Jan. 6 committee

Raw Story  

Cassidy Hutchinson received at least one of the "witness tampering" messages revealed by the House Select Committee during a hearing on Tuesday. Rep. Liz Cheney disclosed two messages sent by unnamed Donald Trump allies warning witnesses to remain loyal to the former president, and Punchbowl News reported that at least one of those was sent to Hutchinson, according to a …

Legal expert points to 'single most important and incriminating revelation' about Trump in Hutchinson testimony
2 years, 8 months ago

Legal expert points to 'single most important and incriminating revelation' about Trump in Hutchinson testimony

Raw Story  

As part of the next day's post-mortem of former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson's stunning testimony before the House Select Committee's investigation into Donald Trump's part in the January 6th Capitol riot, former prosecutor Elie Honig singled out the most important revelation for CNN's "New Day" host John Berman. "We played that soundbite, Cassidy Hutchinson saying she heard with her …

'Off-the-charts bonkers': MSNBC's John Heilemann tries to make sense of 'craziest' testimony ever about a president
2 years, 8 months ago

'Off-the-charts bonkers': MSNBC's John Heilemann tries to make sense of 'craziest' testimony ever about a president

Raw Story  

MSNBC's John Heilemann tried to make sense of the "off-the-charts bonkers" testimony about Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss. RELATED: Trump's civil lawsuit problems grew immeasurably worse after Jan 6th weapons testimony: report "I don't even know where to begin," Heilemann said. "You know, what we now know about Trump's intent, what he knew, what he did, what …

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media
2 years, 9 months ago

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media

NPR  

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images Explosive testimony at an unexpected hearing from the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday brought into sharper focus the actions former President Trump took on the day of the violent Capitol attack. Elie Honig, a former federal prosecutor, told …

Did any of what Hutchinson said create a case for criminal wrong-doing against Trump?
2 years, 9 months ago

Did any of what Hutchinson said create a case for criminal wrong-doing against Trump?

NPR  

Did any of what Hutchinson said create a case for criminal wrong-doing against Trump? RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: To talk about the ramifications of Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, we are joined now by Elie Honig. HONIG: Well, to me, Rachel, looking back at the last several years, of all the people who've testified publicly about Donald Trump - from Michael Cohen to …

The campaign to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson has begun
2 years, 9 months ago

The campaign to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson has begun

LA Times  

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, before her testimony Tuesday to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Those with knowledge of the episode also should testify under oath.” Other Trump White House officials who leaped to Hutchinson’s defense also challenged her critics to come testify under …

Cassidy Hutchinson's surprise Jan. 6 testimony exposes the violence that fuels Trumpism
2 years, 9 months ago

Cassidy Hutchinson's surprise Jan. 6 testimony exposes the violence that fuels Trumpism

Raw Story  

We now know that Donald Trump imagined himself as the head of the violent, armed mob storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 to steal the election. A top aide to Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, Hutchinson testifed before the House Select Committee January 6 in a surprise, last-minute hearing Tuesday. Hutchinson was already the source of much of the …

Trump 'nervous' and 'blindsided' about Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before Jan 6 committee: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump 'nervous' and 'blindsided' about Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before Jan 6 committee: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump was bracing for an explosive day of testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide and assistant to chief of staff Mark Meadows, CNN reports. Hutchinson had previously testified to the Jan. 6 committee that Trump approved of death threats against then-Vice President Mike Pence that were chanted by rioters at the U.S. Capitol. A …

'Couldn't be further from the truth': Reporter debunks Trump allies' expected attacks on Cassidy Hutchinson
2 years, 9 months ago

'Couldn't be further from the truth': Reporter debunks Trump allies' expected attacks on Cassidy Hutchinson

Raw Story  

Former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson is expected to testify at a surprise January 6th Committee hearing on Tuesday, which has led to speculation about what new information she could offer that hasn't already been disclosed. While it's not known what new information Hutchinson will be giving at Tuesday's hearing, her past testimony has already revealed a number of explosive …

Here are the bombshells surprise J6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson has already dropped
2 years, 9 months ago

Here are the bombshells surprise J6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson has already dropped

Raw Story  

Former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson will be the star witness at a surprise House Select Committee hearing on Tuesday, and Politico's Ryan Lizza and Eugene Daniels report that she's already dropped a number of shock revelations about former President Donald Trump's efforts to illegally stay in power. While it's not known what new information Hutchinson will be giving at …

Former Mark Meadows White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is the surprise witness: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Former Mark Meadows White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is the surprise witness: report

Raw Story  

After a day of speculation, it was revealed that former White House aide to Mark Meadows, Cassidy Hutchinson, will be the surprise testimony on Tuesday. "The Washington Post reported late last month that Hutchinson had told the committee that Meadows remarked to others that Trump indicated support for hanging his vice president after rioters who stormed the Capitol on that …

Column: ‘I’m the f— president!’ Jan. 6 hearing showed an unhinged Trump — and why he should never lead again
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: ‘I’m the f— president!’ Jan. 6 hearing showed an unhinged Trump — and why he should never lead again

LA Times  

With her scathing testimony, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson effectively impeached ex-President Trump for a third time. Through methodical, dispassionate testimony, Hutchinson brought the committee and those watching directly inside Trump’s Oval Office, which bore frightening resemblance to a day-care center catering to a particularly spoiled and untamable child. On the fateful day the Capitol rioters mustered on the …

Trump knew violence was planned and his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, ex-aide testifies
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump knew violence was planned and his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, ex-aide testifies

LA Times  

Then-President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, were aware the Capitol was a target of violence and that Trump supporters were armed with weapons when the president urged them to march to the building on Jan. 6, 2021, a former aide testified in a bombshell hearing Tuesday that also revealed Trump repeatedly pushed to pardon those involved in …

Trump’s wrath at Jan. 6 committee has McCarthy in an awkward spot
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s wrath at Jan. 6 committee has McCarthy in an awkward spot

LA Times  

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves his office at the U.S. Capitol in April. “This is a Kangaroo court!” Although Trump’s post directly targeted Hutchinson, it was also an implicit criticism of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “None of this would be possible if Kevin McCarthy had seated members,” tweeted Kurt Bardella, a former House GOP aide who now advises …

Opinion: Cassidy Hutchinson is the witness America has been waiting for
2 years, 9 months ago

Opinion: Cassidy Hutchinson is the witness America has been waiting for

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Elie Honig is a CNN senior legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, and author of “Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor’s Code and Corrupted the Justice Department.” The views expressed here are his own. As the January 6 attack unfolded, Cipollone warned Meadows that Trump needed to do something or else people would die; …

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