RINO former Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump crusade took Cheney to a dark place.
Cheney crossed a line that should never be crossed.
And Liz Cheney broke this rule that could land her in legal hot water.
Liz Cheney may have violated legal ethics rules in January 6 witch hunt
John Solomon of Just the News reported that Liz Cheney may have violated D.C. Bar guidelines by communicating with controversial January 6th Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson behind the back of her attorney.
The D.C. Bar – of which Cheney is a licensed attorney – states that “a lawyer shall not communicate or cause another to communicate about the subject of the representation with a person known to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the prior consent of the lawyer representing such other person or is authorized by law or a court order to do so.”
Hutchinson was the controversial witness who Cheney sprung as a surprise – even other committee members didn’t know Hutchinson would appear for a public hearing – who changed her testimony and delivered the made-for-tv story Democrats and the media craved about January 6th.
In her testimony, Hutchinson falsely claimed that Trump tried to choke his Secret Service driver and commandeer his vehicle after the Secret Service said they couldn’t take him to the Capitol following his rally speech.
The committee ended up omitting from its final report testimony from the Secret Service agent that debunked this falsehood, as it never happened.
Cheney’s communication with Hutchinson
Representative Barry Loudermilk’s (R-GA) Oversight Subcommittee unearthed a signal conversation between Never Trumper Alyssa Farah Griffin and Hutchinson.
“So I reached out to Liz. She agreed to keep our convo totally confidential. She said she admires you, and could tell that you wanted to do the right thing from your testimony,” Griffin wrote to Hutchinson on April 28th.
Griffin’s next communication made it clear Cheney knew she shouldn’t be in communication with Hutchinson.
“Her one concern was so long ad [sic] you have counsel, she can’t really ethically talk to you without him,” Griffin added.
Six weeks later, Hutchinson reached out to Cheney.
“Hi, this is Cassidy Hutchinson. I’m sorry for reaching out this way, but I was hoping to have a private conversation with you (soon), if you are willing,” a June 6th message from Hutchinson to Cheney read.
Cheney wrote back that she would be thrilled to speak with Hutchinson whenever she wanted, despite her prior hesitation due to Hutchinson already retaining counsel.
“I would be happy to. Let me know what time works for you,” Cheney shot back.
Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk is running an investigation that obliterated the January 6th Committee’s fairy tale narrative about Trump and January 6th.
The Oversight Subcommittee obtained video footage where Nancy Pelosi told her daughter’s documentary camera crews that she took responsibility for not providing enough security on January 6th.
Loudermilk also uncovered testimony that proved Trump offered to deploy the National Guard as a security force at the Capitol.
And now, Loudermilk’s latest discovery could implicate Cheney in a case of professional wrongdoing.
“Our investigation has uncovered unethical back-channel communications between former Rep. Liz Cheney and Cassidy Hutchinson just before Hutchinson changed her sworn testimony,” Loudermilk told Just the News. “Not only is communicating with a witness without their attorney present unethical, it undermines the integrity of an investigation.”
Loudermilk explained that, as an attorney, Cheney knew better than to contact Hutchinson, but plowed ahead anyway because getting Trump was her higher cause.
“As a licensed attorney , Liz Cheney would have known the ethical and legal issues with this communication,” Loudermilk concluded. “Clearly, Cheney did not want Stefan Passantino representing Hutchinson; as shortly after Cheney and Hutchinson began communicating, Cheney convinced Hutchinson to fire Passantino, and arranged for a new attorney to represent Hutchinson pro-bono. “
