The GOP’s sexting problem could have prevented Republicans from questioning a major political target.
the The Washington Post Reports indicate that Republicans have avoided subpoenaing former chief of staff Mark Meadows Cassidy Hutchinson last year to avoid embarrassing repercussions from her testimony. Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson Hutchinson was concerned that he would come up with sexually explicit texts from GOP representatives.
As part of the bipartisan investigation launched by the Republican Party Committee To investigate January 6, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., has floated a subpoena for the former White House aide’s testimony. According to correspondence reviewed by the newspaper and an anonymous source with knowledge of the event, a Johnson aide warned Loudermilk that the subpoena risked revealing “sexual texts from members who were trying to provide sexual favors.” In an email, another Johnson employee reportedly told Loudermilk’s office that Hutchinson “would potentially disclose embarrassing information.”
The subpoena plan was part of a broader GOP effort to poke holes in the work of the previous Jan. 6 committee, including… Hutchinson’s testimony That Donald Trump ignored warnings about potential violence.
Johnson denied that he had spoken out against bringing Hutchinson to testify.
“I had nothing to do with it,” Johnson said. “The decision not to issue a subpoena to Cassidy Hutchinson was made by the chairman of that committee, Barry Loudermilk.” He said on ThursdayThis was after the newspaper report. The spokesman claimed that Hutchinson had already agreed to cooperate with the committee, and therefore no subpoena was needed.
On Wednesday, Johnson continued Loudermilk’s efforts to dismiss the Jan. 6 lawsuit and subsequent investigation, forming a subcommittee to investigate the work of the original committee.
“House Republicans are proud of our work to date in debunking the false narratives promoted by the politically motivated January 6 Commission during the 117th Congress, but there is still more work to do,” Johnson said. He said in a statement.
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