ATLANTA — A prominent Georgia attorney is seeking $67 million in damages from the U.S. government, saying the House Jan. 6 committee spread false information about his representation of a star witness.
Stefan Passantino represented Cassidy Hutchinson, the former White House aide who provided some of the most sensational testimony during last summer’s hearings on then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
In an interview transcript released in December, Hutchinson said Passantino advised her to avoid providing information to the committee, which was investigating Trump’s actions. She also said Passantino offered to find her jobs as she prepared to testify and said she would be “taken care of” if she remained loyal to Trump.
