Star witness Cassidy Hutchinson's ex-lawyer sues Jan. 6 committee

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Source: MSNBC.com/Jordan Rubin

The former Trump White House ethics lawyer who allegedly urged Cassidy Hutchinson to mislead the House Jan. 6 committee has, perhaps unsurprisingly, suffered reputational damage. But he's not to blame, according to a legal filing that claims it’s the committee’s fault, to the tune of $67 million.

Stefan Passantino filed a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which lets people sue the government over alleged wrongdoing by government workers. The lawyer contends the House committee that investigated the deadly 2021 insurrection pushed a false narrative about him. Passantino has since parted ways with his law firm, and his law license is under scrutiny.

For a brief refresher on this saga, let’s refer back to an NBC News report from December, which explained:

[Hutchinson] didn’t even know who was paying her own lawyer, but he made it clear that her job was to “protect the president.” And he kept dangling job opportunities and promising that she would be “taken care of” if she did her part, she ultimately told the committee. ...

Her Trump-allied lawyer, Stefan Passantino, counseled her to say as little as possible to Jan. 6 committee investigators, she said. “We just want to focus on protecting the president. We all know you’re loyal. Let’s just get you in and out,” she said he told her.



Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/cassidy-hutchinson-stefan-passantino-jan-6-committee-rcna79390

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What is it with all these Trump-connected lawsuits? Don't the Trump mongrels realize there's something wrong? Apparently not.

[Turbineguy]

1. That's to be expected.

You rob the bank. The bank catches you and takes your swag away. You sue for damages.

[Midnight Writer]

2. "and his law license is under scrutiny". What a surprise.

[Marthe48]

3. He must have got it in a box of cereal

n/t

[Qutzupalotl]

4. IIUC, the only reputational damage was from Hutchinson's sworn testimony.

The committee gave her a forum, but that's it. How can this guy have standing to sue the committee? It sounds like his beef is with Hutchinson.

[groundloop]

7. His beef is with the truth. MAGATs can't handle the truth.

[marble falls]

5. That suit is the legal equivelnt of an ice cube in Hell.

[Tetrachloride]

6. The name Hutchinson has a way of being in the news.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Apparently the bar exam is not set high enough.

[niyad]

9. Snicker.

[SunSeeker]

10. Sadly, the bar exam can't weed out assholes and liars. nt

[FakeNoose]

11. I think the judge will know what to do with this one