As we’ve reported, Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the Jan. 6 Committee has continued to unravel. Her testimony about being told President Donald Trump grabbed the wheel of The Beast was contradicted by the Committee’s claim it happened in the Suburban. The Committee couldn’t keep the story straight.
Hutchinson then stated to the Committee she had written a note in support of Mark Meadows, former White House Chief Of Staff. Eric Herschmann claimed that he actually wrote it. Herschmann previously stated to the Committee that the note was his. They couldn’t keep that straight, either. But perhaps what most undercut her was that Secret Service agent Tony Ornato reportedly said he hadn’t spoken to her and that it hadn’t happened. He was also joined by Bobby Engel — the other agent in question — and Engel also reportedly was ready to testify that it didn’t happen.
The Committee would have done a terrible thing if they didn’t verify the report before making it public. But the Secret Service has also said exactly that — that the Committee never contacted them to confirm it after the Committee heard it from Hutchinson. Further, the Secret Service said their agents were ready to testify but hadn’t been called back. So, the Committee doesn’t seem anxious to put the agents back on the stand. Why? They would lose their story.
So on Wednesday, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Jan. 6 Committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) what corroboration the Committee had before they threw this out to the public. Raskin’s response was something to behold. Tapper is determined to make Raskin happy by teeing up softballs. Tapper even said that Ornato was certain that Hutchinson had heard the story. Jake might be tempted to reconsider this one. It would be difficult to give a worse response than that Raskin gave. He had no corroboration. This was a horrible performance.
Here are Raskin’s remarks, interspersed with the media reports about what Bobby Engel and Tony Ornato are allegedly saying.
Raskin shows his committee’s weakness pic.twitter.com/bwy4sBXDv9
— James Hirsen (@thejimjams) June 29, 2022
Raskin says he wasn’t involved in any of the interviews so he “can’t say.” As a Committee member putting out this “bombshell” information from Hutchinson, you don’t know what you already have? You don’t have anything, then. This is worse than the evasion from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) the day before because it confirms they couldn’t even be bothered to confirm what they had. He claims he’s “not aware” of anything that contradicts the account he gave. But it would also appear he’s not aware of anything that supports it, either.
Raskin asserts that everyone who wishes to testify can do so.
Rep Jamie Raskin, D-MD (Jan 6 Select Committee Member) on pushback against the Secret Service “beast” allegation
“Ms. Hutchinson lied under oath to millions of people. “All we have heard are anonymously-sourced reports that some person disagrees.”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 29, 2022
But, that’s not true; the Committee has to ask them. They have stated that they are available and ready to help. So, why isn’t the Committee calling them? Why is it playing this game, as though the agents and the Secret Service haven’t communicated what they have?
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