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Trump Calls for the Prosecution of Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson: ‘Serious Crimes Have Been Committed’

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Trump Calls for the Prosecution of Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson: ‘Serious Crimes Have Been Committed’

Similarly, Ornato testified that he did not “recollect” Hutchinson’s story. “I don’t recall that story happening,” he said.

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Trump Calls for the Prosecution of Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson: ‘Serious Crimes Have Been Committed’

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Former President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of ex-White House aide and witness for the Select Committee on January 6 Cassidy Hutchinson in a post on Truth Social Monday.

“Our great Secret Service has totally CRUSHED Cassidy Hutchinson’s (who I barely knew) made up (FAKE!) stories about me roughing up Secret Service Agents from the back seat of the Beast (Limo),” declared Trump.

“Has she now changed her testimony? Will she be prosecuted for what she did and said?” wondered the former president. “What about the Unselect J6 Committee. They destroyed almost everything, including real evidence and findings. What’s going to happen with them – Serious crimes have been committed?”

Hutchinson was serving in the White House as an aide to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the day of the Capitol riot. She later told the January 6 Committee that Tony Ornato , the deputy White House chief of staff for operations, had relayed to her that Trump had attempted to grab the steering wheel of his armored limousine — nicknamed the “Beast” — to redirect it back toward the Capitol Building after he delivered a speech at the White House Ellipse directing his followers to go to the Capitol to protest the certification of his loss in the 2020 election. She also reported that she had been told that Trump lunged at Agent Bobby Engel after he stopped Trump from grabbing the wheel.

Trump’s call for the prosecution of Hutchinson would seem to be related to a report released by the House Administration Committee that disputed the events that Hutchinson said she was told about.

From the report:

The testimony of these four White House employees directly contradicts claims made by Cassidy Hutchinson and by the Select Committee in the Final Report. None of the White House employees corroborated Hutchinson’s sensational story about President Trump lunging for the steering wheel of the Beast. However, some witnesses did describe the President’s mood after the speech at the Ellipse. It is highly improbable that the other White House Employees would have heard about the President’s mood in the SUV following his speech at the Ellipse, but not heard the sensational story that Hutchinson claims Anthony Ornato, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, told her after returning to the White House on January 6.

The driver of Trump’s vehicle on January 6 also specifically refuted the story told by Hutchinson in private testimony before the January 6 Committee that was not made public, according to the Administration Committee report. He said that he “did not see him reach [redacted]. [President Trump] never grabbed the steering wheel. I didn’t see him, you know, lunge to try to get into the front seat at all.”

Similarly, Ornato testified that he did not “recollect” Hutchinson’s story. “I don’t recall that story happening,” he said.

In order to be prosecuted for perjury, there would need to be proof that Hutchinson was not told the story she passed on to the January 6 Committee, not simply that the story about Trump did not occur. In recent days Trump has also called for the prosecution of former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and the rest of the members of the House January 6th Committee.

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1 seeder JohnRussell 9 months ago

, Ornato testified that he did not “recollect” Hutchinson’s story. “I don’t recall that story happening,” he said.

He doesnt say Hutchinson is lying, he says he "cant recollect". non denial denial.

I would believe Cassiday Hutchinson over MAGA Trump lackeys 11 times out of 10.

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1.1 Ronin2 replied to JohnRussell @1 9 months ago

Then you would believe a liar that was coached by Democrats on the 9/11 commission- especially Liz; had high priced Democrat paid for lawyers backing her; and 4 other witnesses denied her story flat out- including the driver of the Limo and both secret service agents in the vehicle.

Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about what she was told of then-President Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6 was contradicted, in part, by Trump's driver that day, a new report from a Republican-led House committee claims.
Hutchinson was a key witness in a previous, Democratic-led House select committee's investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol . She testified both privately and publicly.

Among other details, Hutchinson testified that she was told Trump was "irate" on that day and attempted to go meet with supporters at the Capitol, where the rioting then unfolded as Congress gathered to certify Trump's election defeat to Joe Biden.

Hutchinson recalled a conversation she had at the White House on Jan. 6 with Bobby Engel, part of Trump's security detail, who was "sitting in the chair, looking somewhat discombobulated," and Tony Ornato, she testified before the committee in June 2022.

"As the president had gotten into the vehicle with Bobby, he thought they were going out of the Capitol and when Bobby had relayed to him, 'We're not, we don't have the assets to do it, it's not secure, we're going back to the West Wing,' the president had a very strong, very angry response to that," she recalled then.

"Tony described him as being irate. The president said something to the effect of, 'I'm the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now' -- to which Bobby responded, 'Sir, we have to go back to the West Wing.' The president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. Mr. Engel grabbed his arm, said, 'Sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. We're going back to the West Wing. We're not going to the Capitol,'" Hutchinson said.

"Mr. Trump used his free hand to lunge towards Bobby Engel," she said.

But the new 81-page report from the House Administration Committee's subcommittee on oversight, which is examining both the previous committee's investigation and what happened on Jan. 6, calls Hutchinson's account into question.

The new report cites testimony that was given by four other Trump White House employees to the previous Jan. 6 committee and the account of Trump's Secret Service driver when the purported altercation took place.

"None of the White House employees corroborated Hutchinson's sensational story about President Trump lunging for the steering wheel .... However, some witnesses did describe the President's mood after the speech at the Ellipse [earlier on Jan. 6]," the report states.

"It is highly improbable that the other White House Employees would have heard about the President's mood in the SUV following his speech at the Ellipse, but not heard the sensational story that Hutchinson claims Anthony Ornato , the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, told her," the report continues, adding, "[N]one of them ever testified they heard anything even similar to the story recounted by Hutchinson."

According to the new report, the driver, who is not named, was interviewed by the previous Jan. 6 committee in November 2022 and "testified that he specifically refuted the version of events as recounted by Hutchinson."

The driver said he "did not see him reach [redacted]. [President Trump] never grabbed the steering wheel. I didn't see him, you know, lunge to try to get into the front seat at all," the report states.

Ornato was also interviewed by the previous Jan. 6 committee, in January, March and November 2022, both before and after Hutchinson testified publicly, according to the new report, which stated that the January 2022 interview was not released to the public along with other materials the earlier committee shared, with exceptions.
Ornato said in his November 2022 interview that he didn't remember the incident with the former president that Hutchinson described.