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Posted: 2022-06-30T14:59:50Z | Updated: 2022-06-30T17:02:58Z

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) stood by the bombshell testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to Donald Trump s chief of staff Mark Meadows , before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

I am absolutely confident in her credibility. Im confident in her testimony, Cheney told ABCs This Week, in an interview due to air in full on Sunday.

Liz Cheney tells @ThisWeekABC co-anchor @JonKarl the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson was an unbelievable example of bravery and of courage and patriotism.

I am absolutely confident in her credibility. I'm confident in her testimony.

The full interview Sunday on This Week. pic.twitter.com/BPiw0kiWyR

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Liz Cheney tells @ThisWeekABC co-anchor @JonKarl the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson was an unbelievable example of bravery and of courage and patriotism.

I am absolutely confident in her credibility. I'm confident in her testimony.

The full interview Sunday on This Week. pic.twitter.com/BPiw0kiWyR

This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 30, 2022

Hutchinson, the only live witness at Tuesdays surprise Jan. 6 committee hearing, revealed Trump knew his supporters were armed on the day, but still told them to march to the Capitol. She also revealed Meadows had been previously warned Jan. 6 could turn violent.

I think that what Cassidy Hutchinson did was an unbelievable example of bravery and of courage and patriotism in the face of real pressure, Cheney said.

Hutchinson, who has already obtained security following threats to her safety, also shared a second-hand account that Trump was irate after Secret Service agents told him they were not taking him to the Capitol for security reasons. An angry Trump reportedly tried to grab the steering wheel of his limousine, before lunging at agent Bobby Engel.

But some Republicans , including the former president himself, have sought to discredit Hutchinsons accounts.

I hardly know who this person, Cassidy Hutchinson, is, other than I heard very negative things about her (a total phony and leaker), Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social , during the hearing.

George Terwilliger, Meadows lawyer, told The Associated Press Hutchinsons claims could not withstand even five minutes of fundamental cross-examination.

Most of it is based on hearsay, lack of first-hand knowledge and even just pure speculation as to what others were thinking, said or did, Terwilliger said.

Hutchinson testified that Meadows also sought a presidential pardon following Jan. 6.

Despite the backlash, Hutchinsons lawyers, Jody Hunt and William Jordan, issued a statement obtained by CNN s Jake Tapper: Ms. Hutchinson stands by all of the testimony she provided yesterday, under oath, to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Statement on behalf of Cassidy Hutchinson issued by her counsel Jody Hunt and William Jordan:

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Statement on behalf of Cassidy Hutchinson issued by her counsel Jody Hunt and William Jordan:

Ms. Hutchinson stands by all of the testimony she provided yesterday, under oath, to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 29, 2022

Cheney, the vice chair of the House panel, also pledged to defend Hutchinson.

The committee is not going to stand by and watch her character be assassinated by anonymous sources and by men who are claiming executive privilege, Cheney told ABCs Jonathan Karl.