19 Facts About Cassidy Hutchinson

Cassidy Jacqueline Hutchinson was born on 1996 and is a former White House aide who served as assistant to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the first Trump administration.

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony received significant national attention, with several media outlets calling it "compelling" and "explosive", despite criticism from Trump allies.

Cassidy Hutchinson studied at Christopher Newport University from 2015 to 2018, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and American studies.

Cassidy Hutchinson soon became Meadows's principal assistant, continuing to the end of Trump's first term.

Cassidy Hutchinson's title was Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Legislative Affairs.

Cassidy Hutchinson worked in an office next to Meadows's office, just down the hall from the Oval Office.

Cassidy Hutchinson took notes at meetings and traveled with Meadows, monitoring his phone, and relaying his orders.

Cassidy Hutchinson was described as a close confidante of Meadows.

Cassidy Hutchinson wrote that then-Congressman Matt Gaetz made "repeated passes" at her and asked her to "escort" him to his room at Camp David in 2020.

Under subpoena, Cassidy Hutchinson gave four depositions to the committee, totaling more than two dozen hours, testifying on live television on June 28,2022.

Cassidy Hutchinson testified that both Meadows and Giuliani sought presidential pardons.

Cassidy Hutchinson previously told the committee in depositions that congressmen Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Scott Perry, and Louie Gohmert had requested pardons.

Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump threw his lunch plate against a wall in a White House dining room on December 1,2020, when he learned that Attorney General William Barr had made a public statement that he had not discovered any evidence of election fraud.

Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump and Meadows were told some people were carrying weapons, including firearms, and therefore could not clear magnetometers to enter the rally.

Cassidy Hutchinson said Ornato told her Trump became irate, attempted to grab the steering wheel, and lunged at Engel's clavicle.

Cassidy Hutchinson testified Engel was present with Ornato as he related the incident and did not contradict the account.

An interview transcript released on December 22,2022, revealed that Cassidy Hutchinson gave additional testimony on September 14 and 15,2022.

Cassidy Hutchinson said that with former White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin acting as her backchannel, she was able to conduct the interview without Passantino's knowledge, and that Passantino wanted her to evade the committee's questions.

Cassidy Hutchinson testified Meadows told her Trump knew he had lost the election.