CASSIDY HUTCHINSON

At just 23 years old, Cassidy left her post in the Office of Legislative Affairs after being handpicked by the incoming Trump administration's chief of staff to serve as his right hand. She recalls not agreeing with everything the administration was doing but saw it as an opportunity to serve her country and her president.

Two years later, under subpoena, she gave sworn testimony at a public hearing with the House Select Committee on the January 6th insurrection. Her words provided valuable insights into President Trump's conduct and that of his senior advisors and political allies, both before and during the insurrection.

According to transcripts, she was counseled by her Trump-allied attorney to say as little as possible to the January 6th committee investigators, stay loyal to the "family," and "protect the president." She was given assurances that she would be "taken care of" with job and career opportunities in the new administration, but only if she remained cooperative.

Considered a "star witness," she wrestled with her loyalty to the tight-knit and secretive Trump administration. Cassidy has spoken on record of being scared, having a mental breakdown, and experiencing a moral crisis that left her torn between her conscience and some of the most powerful men in America.

After reading a legal document that cited her testimony—replete with obfuscations and "I cannot recall" statements—the guilt overcame her. She drove from Washington to her parents' house in New Jersey and remembers looking up the Watergate scandal on the way as she considered the gravity of becoming a whistleblower.

After reading "The Last of the President's Men," a book co-authored by an ex-Nixon aide whose job she thought sounded similar to hers, she quickly proceeded to hire a new, no-strings-attached attorney and testified a second time on her own terms.

In portions of her testimony, she recounts being groped by Rudy Giuliani in 2021 and enduring and deflecting repeated sexual advances made by then-Congressman Matt Gaetz.

In subsequent interviews, Cassidy has shared her belief in not only the importance of policy but also the character of those who seek to lead us. She has stated on record that a Trump-Vance administration cannot be trusted with the Constitution, to uphold our rule of law, or to enact responsible policy.

Her book, Enough, concerning these experiences, has become a bestseller.