Former special counsel Jack Smith repeatedly sidestepped pointed questions about the credibility of January 6 committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson, despite previously acknowledging her most explosive claims amounted to secondhand hearsay.

The issue surfaced during an exchange with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) during Smith’s nearly five hours of public testimony. Jordan pressed Smith over the former White House assistant’s prime-time testimony before the Democrat-led Jan. 6 committee, alleging President Donald Trump lunged for the steering wheel of his Secret Service vehicle on Jan. 6, 2021.