Cassidy Hutchinson, former assistant to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows

 

Where would we be without Administrative Assistants? They know everything about their bosses, the office environment, who has access and who doesn't.

Cassidy Hutchinson was that fly on the wall as January 6th unrolled. She saw a lot, including Trump tantrums that involved throwing ketchup on the wall of the White House Dining room. More importantly, she observed Trump's reluctance to interfere with the Jan 6 events as the day unfolded. 

She has a book out detailing all that she saw and good for her! I don't think there's any other way to get money out of Trump without committing perjury. 

I did not find a good official portrait, so I snapped some pics of her appearance on the Lawrence O'Donnell show. In the clip, she is reacting to a live video feed with Alexander Butterfield, of Watergate fame. She is basking in the support from Butterfield, also a Republican who told the truth that turned the tide against Richard Nixon back in 1973 with the reveal of the secret tapes.

50 years ago, I watched that trial and sketched those scoundrels and the few who stood up for truth (Butterfield and John Dean). In those waning days of my undergrad years, I thought we were stuck with Nixon and the war in Viet Nam. When Nixon finally faced the truth and resigned, we were elated! We were going to get our political process back. Power to the People, right on!  

Uh no, what I have learned that greed is never-ending and those who crave power are both greedy and cruel, so we must be ever vigilant.