Turns out Cassidy Hutchinson dealt a body blow to Mark Meadows (and Donald Trump)
Sometimes the most compelling and crucial part of a story can paradoxically end up having no impact on its outcome. For instance, it’s well documented that the DOJ was already deep into criminally investigating Donald Trump before the January 6th Committee came along. So Trump was already going to end up indicted and imprisoned whether those committee hearings took place or not. And while Cassidy Hutchinson’s decision to testify was courageous and groundbreaking, she’s not the reason Trump is going to prison. That was already going to happen. But now it turns out Hutchinson’s testimony has in fact impacted the story in a different and very big way.
We all learned today that Mark Meadows cut an immunity deal with Jack Smith awhile ago. We don’t know just how long ago it happened, but we know it was long enough ago that he’s since testified multiple times. Keep in mind that Meadows knows pretty much everything about every Trump criminal scandal, from the January 6th attack, to the fake electors, to the stolen classified documents. You name it, Meadows was involved. And it’s a fair bet that Meadows ended up flipping because Hutchinson’s testimony left him no choice.
Donald Trump was always going to prison anyway. But because Cassidy Hutchinson was brave enough to come forward, federal prosecutors have gained the cooperation of Mark Meadows, who can put a whole lot more people in prison than just Trump. So while we don’t yet know the full impact of Hutchinson’s testimony, and we probably won’t for some time to come, it’s now fair to say that her testimony has indeed significantly altered the course of where this is all headed. And we’re all even more in Hutchinson’s debt.
