Cassidy Hutchinson stands by her testimony before the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, according to a new statement from her legal counsel.
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The onetime aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is not backing down from her testimony, even as some have come forward prepared to push back concerning claims she made.
“Ms. Hutchinson stands by all of the testimony she provided yesterday, under oath, to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol,” said the statement, written by her attorneys, Jody Hunt and William Jordan.
Hutchinson made several explosive allegations in the hearing, including sharing a story she heard from a top Secret Service official that then-President Donald Trump attempted to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limousine and reached for the neck of his head of security when told they could not drive to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after his speech on the Ellipse.
Another claim by Hutchinson that is being challenged is her assertion that she wrote a note intended to be a statement for Trump to release amid the violence. Eric Herschmann, who was a lawyer in the Trump White House, claimed authorship of the note, which was presented as evidence in a hearing Tuesday.
Trump reacted on Truth Social, calling it a “fake story,” and there have been reports that people involved in the story about the chaotic drive on Jan. 6 are prepared to push back on it.
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The Secret Service put out a statement saying it has “been cooperating fully with the select committee since its inception in spring of 2021 and we will continue to do so by responding formally and on the record to the committee regarding new allegations that surfaced in today’s testimony.”
An aide on the Jan. 6 committee told a Washington Post reporter that the panel “found Ms. Hutchinson’s testimony to be credible. The committee welcomes anyone who wishes to provide additional information under oath.”
