Cassidy Hutchinson — a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the Trump era — has parted ways with her lawyer and brought on new representation. Her new lawyer, Jody Hunt of Alston Bird, confirmed the move to POLITICO.
The change in counsel signals an increased willingness from Hutchinson to cooperate fully with the Jan. 6 select committee’s probe, according to a person familiar with her thinking. The panel has signaled that it views her as a key witness.
Hutchinson’s former attorney, Stefan Passantino, has deep Trump World connections. Her new lawyer, Jody Hunt, is a longtime close ally of Jeff Sessions and served as his chief of staff when the former attorney general enraged Trump by recusing from the Russia probe.
Right wing media circulating photo on left saying impossible for Trump to grab steering wheel of The Beast because of the distance between Trump & the driver. However, on Jan 6, Trump was using the SUV version of The Beast. He was directly behind the driver, within arm’s reach. pic.twitter.com/omyv5Pfo2n
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Adventures in Deleted Tweets: Rudy Giuliani Edition.
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Here’s take one, then take two. pic.twitter.com/qfGHQEzXdw