Cassidy Hutchinson Says She Was Urged Not to Reveal Trump Outburst in SUV on Jan. 6

Former White House aide’s closed-door testimony released
Hutchinson was a star witness to committee’s televised hearing

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By Billy House and Mike Dorning

December 22, 2022 at 6:37 PM UTC

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The White House aide who testified that Donald Trump had an angry outburst at his security detail on Jan. 6, 2021 was urged in advance not to bring up the episode by a lawyer linked to the then-president’s legal team.

Cassidy Hutchinson recalled in closed-door questioning by the House Jan. 6 committee released on Thursday that Stefan Passantino, a former Trump White House ethics lawyer, advised her to claim she could not recall details of the episode.