Donald Trump's former chief of staff has declared Cassidy Hutchinson was “absolutely well known” to the then-president after the “extraordinarily credible” ex-staffer made bombshell accusations at the January 6 Capitol Riot hearings.
The 25-year-old former adviser to Mr Trump’s then-chief of staff Mark Meadows made extraordinary claims to the Congressional committee about the days leading up to the infamous January 6 riots.
Stream more world news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “It’s far more damaging than anything I remember reading about or seeing about Watergate,” Mr Mulvaney said. But Mr Mulvaney rejected the former president’s remarks and said Ms Hutchison would “absolutely be well known” to Mr Trump by the time she became the chief of staff’s aide.“Interestingly, if she’s not and if the Trump team really think she’s lying then we would expect them to offer witnesses to rebut such as Mark Meadows.Donald Trump arrives to give remarks during a rally in Illinois. Mr Trump has dismissed Ms Hutchison's testimony, claiming he"hardly" knew her.
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