Six days after her hearing on January 6, former President Donald Trump continued to attack committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson.
The Daily Caller claimed on Sunday that Hutchinson allegedly sent text messages requesting legal aid through the American Conservative Union's First Amendment Fund.
Trump Whines About Cassidy Hutchinson's Testimony
The individual texted back, saying they still worked for the ACU, which annually hosts the Conservative Political Action Conference. For days, the former president slammed his former assistant on the Truth Social site, even though he is still banned from Twitter.
The falsehoods and fake stories being made to the politicized Highly Unselect Committee, not just by the phony social climber who was discovered yesterday, but by many others, are a shame to our nation, which is in severe decline, the ex-president said.
Trump has been attempting to smear Hutchinson's character since Tuesday's surprise meeting of the House Select Committee on January 6. Hutchinson served on Trump's legislative affairs team and under Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the White House.
During her testimony, she shared embarrassing anecdotes about Trump's behavior, such as how he tried to grab the wheel of the presidential limo, the 'Beast,' after being told he couldn't go to the Capitol Building on January 6 and how he threw food at the wall after Attorney General Bill Barr said there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
He said Hutchinson only cooperated with the Democrat-led committee because he did not offer her a position at Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House in January 2021. The former president was enraged by Hutchinson's testimony about him committing temper outbursts, Daily Mail reported.
Hutchinson's Testimony Strengthens Possible Charges Against Trump
Hutchinson, who worked as a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, delivered a series of bombshells concerning the Trump team's behavior on the day of the Capitol incident during the most recent January 6 select committee meeting.
Hutchinson's shocking claims claimed that Trump seized the steering wheel of his presidential limousine in an attempt to go to the Capitol to join his supporters. She also alleged that Trump's chief of staff warned on January 6 that things may go "very, really nasty." Hutchinson reports that Trump hurled his lunch against the wall after his then-attorney general, Bill Barr, dismissed fears of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.
Following the violence, individuals in Trump's inner circle requested pardons. Trump stated on Sunday that Hutchinson wanted to continue working for him after the Capitol violence, as per Independent.
According to legal experts, the Jan. 6 committee's gathering evidence against former President Trump, including testimony from White House assistant Cassidy Hutchinson, has bolstered a prospective criminal case against him and eroded his most plausible defense arguments.
Even though the Justice Department's investigation of Trump began on January 6, it is far from apparent that any criminal charges are being considered. One of the most significant obstacles is that most prosecution paths against Trump involve demonstrating he acted with corrupt intent, something the select committee has concentrated on proving in its inquiry.
Experts believe Hutchinson's testimony rounded out the foundation for a probable case against Trump by providing specifics about the president's attitude around Jan. 6, and it highlighted key concerns for prosecutors to investigate further. Former Justice Department inspector general Michael Bromwich, who also worked in the independent counsel's office for the Iran-Contra crisis, said the panel provided significant information concerning the warnings Trump got on Jan. 6 and the days preceding it.
The public hearings held by the committee have also sparked fresh issues that might aid law enforcement and congressional investigators. Following Hutchinson's testimony, the panel summoned White House lawyer Pat Cipollone, who testified that he had sent dire warnings about the legal ramifications of Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6 incident, according to The Hill.