Cassidy Hutchinson, the former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, was the recipient of one of the messages the House Jan. 6 committee unveiled this week as evidence of possible witness intimidation, two sources say.
to sit for an interview with the committee, denied meddling in Hutchinson’s testimony. “No one from Meadows’ camp, himself or otherwise, has ever attempted to intimidate or shape Ms. Hutchinson’s testimony to the committee,” the spokesperson said.In testimony on Tuesday, Hutchinson described several dramatic moments she said occurred around Jan. 6 — including anwith a Secret Service officer in an attempt to join supporters at the Capitol.
She also portrayed Meadows as disengaged during the Jan. 6 riot — even when White House counsel Pat Cipollone was after finding out some in the crowd were chanting"Hang Mike Pence.""You heard him [Trump], Pat. He thinks Mike deserves it. He doesn’t think they’re doing anything wrong," she quoted Meadows as saying.Cheney referred to during the hearing. The other referred to a phone call that a Jan. 6 witness described to the committee.
Cheney said the panel found out about the messages because they routinely ask witnesses whether they have been contacted by any former Trump administration or campaign officials “who attempted to influence or impact their testimony.” “Most people know that attempting to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns," Cheney said toward the end of the hearing. "We will be discussing these issues as a committee and carefully considering our next steps.”Haley Talbot is an associate producer in the NBC News Washington bureau.
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