Johnson Stopped Subpoena Of Trump Aide Over Fear That “Sexual Texts” Sent By GOP Reps Would Surface

The Washington Post reports:

An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attacking an effort to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent her.

In a meeting following the June conversation, Johnson (R-Louisiana.) and senior aides also conveyed to Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Georgia) and members of his staff that issuing a subpoena to Hutchinson and asking her to testify under oath would serve as another opportunity for her to retell her story and potentially embarrass the Trump White House,

Before that meeting, a Johnson aide told Loudermilk’s staff that multiple colleagues had raised concerns with the speaker’s office about the potential for public disclosure of “sexual texts from members who were trying to engage in sexual favors” with Hutchinson.

Read the full article. Yesterday Johnson named Loudermilk to lead a new investigation into “all events surrounding January 6.”

OMG Mike Johnson doesn’t want to subpoena Cassidy Hutchinson bc of all the creepy texts GOP lawmakers sent her https://t.co/TlNjftw9aS

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) January 23, 2025