The attempted coup plot thickens

Former Trump White House lawyer Stefan Passantino, who is accused of attempting to get bombshell witness Cassidy Hutchinson to mislead the Jan. 6 committee, has left his job and is defending his actions during his stint as Hutchinson’s lawyer.

Passantino was Hutchinson’s attorney as she prepared to testify before the committee and was paid by Trump’s Save America PAC.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Trump paid a lawyer, Passantino, who advised a witness, Hutchinson, who was to give testimony against Trump.

And the advice was to LIE under oath about what she did and didn't remember.

“When the witness raised concerns with her lawyer about that approach,” according to the summary, the lawyer said, “They don’t know what you know, [witness]. They don’t know that you can recall some of these things. So you saying ‘I don’t recall’ is an entirely acceptable response to this.”

“The lawyer instructed the client about a particular issue that would cast a bad light on President Trump: ‘No, no, no, no, no. We don’t want to go there. We don’t want to talk about that,’” the report said.

Right after this story broke, Passantino took a leave of absence from the law firm where he had been a partner: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.

MistyCee

@ElwoodBlues Wait. Are you saying there's something objectionable about lying for Trump?

Seems controversial when half of America embraces lying for Trump.