Liz Cheney Gets Brutal Legal News After Bombshell Revelation

Former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney is facing serious legal and ethical questions after new revelations surfaced about her involvement in the January 6 Capitol breach investigation. As the vice chairwoman of the House committee looking into the events surrounding the January 6 breach, Cheney reportedly used an encrypted messaging app to communicate with a key witness.

According to evidence obtained by congressional investigators and Just the News, Cheney communicated with witness Cassidy Hutchinson via the encrypted app Signal. The messages, exchanged on June 6, 2022, were uncovered by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), chairman of the House Administration oversight subcommittee. This discovery has prompted renewed scrutiny of the Democrat-led investigation, raising red flags about the integrity of the process.

At the time of these interactions, Hutchinson was being represented by attorney Stefan Passantino. Passantino told Just the News that he was unaware of any contact between his client and Cheney, and that he did not give his approval for the communication. He only found out after Just the News reached out to him directly about the issue.

Cheney’s relationship with Hutchinson evolved as the former White House aide became a key witness in the January 6 hearings. According to the report, Cheney was initially hesitant to directly engage with Hutchinson because of ethical concerns related to her legal representation. However, this changed when Hutchinson, who was preparing for her third deposition before Cheney’s committee, initiated contact with Cheney on June 6, 2022. This eventually led to a phone call, with Hutchinson sharing advice from her attorney without his consent.

The direct communication between Cheney and Hutchinson culminated in Hutchinson parting ways with her lawyer. In her memoir, Hutchinson admitted that Cheney played a crucial role in helping her secure new legal representation. This support, Hutchinson claimed, allowed her to fully engage with the committee’s work without legal fees, describing the assistance as giving her “hope.”

This maneuvering paved the way for Hutchinson to alter parts of her testimony before the committee, including making explosive allegations about former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson’s testimony regarding Trump’s alleged attempt to grab the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle on January 6 was one of the most sensational claims to emerge from the hearings but has since been widely debunked. Despite being contested by other witnesses, these claims made it into the committee’s final report, cementing Hutchinson’s role in the investigation.

Legal experts are now questioning whether Cheney violated her obligations as an attorney and whether she crossed ethical lines in dealing directly with a represented witness. Former U.S. Department of Justice official Jeff Clark weighed in on the situation on social media, suggesting that Cheney may have violated bar rules, which could put her license in jeopardy.

“What do we have here? This appears to be a straight-up DC Bar Rules violation by Liz Cheney,” Clark tweeted in response to the report by Just the News.