US Politics

An aide’s account lifts lid on Trump’s presidential power grab

Last week’s testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson about the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency could be the smoking gun that leads to a criminal prosecution of him

Cassidy Hutchinson: the former White House aide delivered a riveting account of the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency to the House Select Committee. Picture: Getty

Several historical parallels came to mind when Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, gave her riveting account of the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency. One was the testimony of Alexander Butterfield during the 1973 Watergate hearings. Butterfield, a deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon for four years, revealed the existence of a secret taping system within the White House, triggering a domino effect that led to Nixon’s resignation.

Another was Benito Mussolini’s March ...