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Cassidy Hutchinsonâs Ex-Attorney Is Staring Down The Barrel Of A Whole Lotta Trouble
When your lawyer tells you its okay to tell investigators you donât remember when in fact you do remember âŚ. wow. Over the last 48 hours, things have come apart quickly for former Trump White House deputy counsel Stefan Passantino.
Monday the executive summary of the Jan. 6 committee, without naming Passantino, detailed some of what he was allegedly doing and saying when he represented former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson before the committee.
By Tuesday, Passantino â who denies any wrongdoing and says he represented Hutchinson âhonorably, ethically, and fully consistent with her sole interests as she communicated them to meâ â had taken a leave of absence from one of his law firms.
By late Tuesday, CNN had publicly identified Passantino as Hutchinsonâs former lawyer. The NYT soon followed suit. Again, Passantino is not named in the report, but the report notes this is what the witness said âabout her decision to terminate a lawyer who was receiving payments for the representation from a group allied with President Trump.â

Cassidy Hutchinsonâs Ex-Attorney Is Staring Down The Barrel Of A Whole Lotta Trouble
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