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House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly warned Republican lawmakers against subpoenaing the phone records of key Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson,
saying doing so could reveal “sexual texts” that might embarrass some of
his colleagues.

Hutchinson served as a whistleblower in the bipartisan House Committee on
the Jan. 6 Attack that concluded “former President Donald Trump, whom many others followed,” was responsible for the deadly 2021 storming of the
Capitol. Testimony from Hutchinson, a former aide to Republican White
House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, helped investigators reach that
conclusion.

Since winning a House majority in 2022, Republicans led by Johnson and
loyal to Trump have committed themselves to investigating those
investigators. But when Johnson considered calling for Hutchinson’s phone records in June, an aide reportedly warned that Republicans might not like
what he finds.

The unnamed aide allegedly said multiple colleagues had raised concerns
with Johnson’s office that “sexual texts from [Congress] members who were trying to engage in sexual favors” with Hutchinson could be found in her
phone, according to correspondence reviewed by the Washington Post.

In a subsequent meeting, GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk, who was tapped to lead
the investigation into the Jan. 6 committee, was reportedly given that
warning as well. The panel ultimately opted not to subpoena Hutchinson.

Largely dismissive of the Post’s story, Johnson said Thursday he never
advised Loudermilk not to subpoena Hutchinson, and that the scuttlebutt
was “much ado about nothing.” Loudermilk said the decision was made
because Hutchinson was already cooperating with the panel, according to
The Hill.

What the possibly dirty text messages involving Hutchinson might say or
who sent them isn’t clear. In speaking to the Post, her attorney did not address whether any such texts exist.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/01/23/cassidy-hutchinson-texts-speaker- mike-johnson/?itm_source=parsely-api

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