reference in that message, well, it is trumps former chief of death, mark meadows. in other words, mark meadows, let me know you have your deposition tomorrow is what the slide should read. now, hutchinson has been represented by longtime trump white house lawyer, stephan pat and tina. for the last year and a half, his law firm has received payments ranging from 10 to $45,000 from trumps save america pack for legal consulting. this is all in the public record, washington post reporting hutchison cut ties after she suggested that she not testify publicly, the post also pointed out, federal laws, tamper congressional testimony. in case none of that was not crystal clear to you, tampering with a witness is a crime, so the new details, they are chilling, they found a lot. like the kind of thing you hear from fictional mob bosses. as long as i continue to be a team player , they know i am on the right team. i am doing the right thing. we know you did the right thing. you hav
as a huge surprise given the well-established history inside trump world of pressuring potential witnesses in key investigations. washington post lays it out like this, quote. evidence across multiple state, federal and congressional investigations points to a similar pattern. trump and his close allies privately shower potential witnesses with flattery and attention extending vague assurances that staying loyal to trump would be better than crossing him. meanwhile, trump publicly blasts those who offer testimony against him in bluntly personal terms offering a clear example to others of the consequences of stepping out of line. the new york times offers another view of this type of carrot and stick witness pressure campaign reporting this, quote, former president trump s political organization and his allies have paid for or promised to finance the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called in the congressional investigation into the january 6th attack, raising legal
welcome to the beat , i am katie thing in for ari melber. we start with a big story that gained traction, potential witness tampering at the january 6th probe following star witness, cassidy hutchinson s bonsall testimony in this week s surprise hearing. nbc news has now confirmed at least one exhibit liz cheney read out loud, detailing a concerning message in which a trump ally seems to be coaxing the witness into testifying positively on trump s behalf. well, that was received by cassidy hutchinson. the call received by one of our witnesses , court, a person let me know you have your deposition tomorrow. he wants me to let you know he is thinking about you. he knows your loyal, and you are going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition. reporter: nbc news has also confirmed that a person