Politics & Government
Rudy Giuliani Groped Trump Aide-Turned-Jan. 6 Whistleblower: Report
New York City's former mayor was "like a wolf closing in on its prey," wrote Cassidy Hutchinson in a new book, according to a report.
NEW YORK CITY — Rudy Giuliani groped former Trump aide-turned-Jan. 6 whistleblower Cassidy Hutchinson shortly before the attack on the Capitol, according to a new report.
New York City's former mayor moved on Hutchinson "like a wolf closing in on its prey, she wrote in her upcoming book "Enough," which The Guardian excerpted Wednesday.
Giuliani reached for her blazer she wrote, according to The Guardian.
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"'By the way,' he says, fingering the fabric, 'I'm loving this leather jacket on you.' His hand slips under my blazer, then my skirt," Hutchinson wrote, The Guardian report states.
"I feel his frozen fingers trail up my thigh. He tilts his chin up. The whites of his eyes look jaundiced. My eyes dart to [Trump adviser] John Eastman, who flashes a leering grin."
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The encounter took place backstage at former President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 speech, right before a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, according to the Guardian.
Hutchinson, now 27, is a former White House aide who in 2022 gave bombshell testimony to Congress about Trump's behavior during the attack.
A Giuliani spokesperson quoted by The Guardian denied the accusation and said it's fair to ask why the accusations are only coming out during a marketing campaign for her book, which is due to be released next week.
"This is a disgusting lie against Mayor Rudy Giuliani – a man whose distinguished career in public service includes taking down the mafia, cleaning up New York City and comforting the nation following September 11," the spokesperson told The Guardian.
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