The substance of the call was not seen as a major deal by national security staffers, but the leak certainly was.Īnother White House official didn't dispute to CNN Tuesday the language on the notes provided by members of Trump's National Security Council, but said Trump didn't read or see the notecard. Multiple officials have noted that he often follows his own path during his calls with world leaders.
It is still unclear if Trump actually read the guidance that was given to him by his advisers. One of the White House officials described anger and disappointment in the West Wing over the leak. "This is unacceptable," the White House official said, speaking about the leak that some believe was an attempt to embarrass the President and McMaster. Though the reaction has been described as "rattled," a White House official said it is more like anger and disappointment. The leak, which one source said contributes to the ongoing atmosphere of paranoia in the West Wing, irked White House aides as well. According to the public schedule released by the White House Tuesday, the President was not scheduled to be in the West Wing until noon, when he greeted the Saudi crown prince.
McMaster has been known to join Trump in the residence during these calls, and was present during his Tuesday morning call with Putin.
The President often makes calls to foreign leaders while he is still in the residence during what has been dubbed "executive time." National security adviser H.R. The Washington Post first reported Tuesday that Trump congratulated Putin despite warnings from multiple national security advisers and briefing materials that said "DO NOT CONGRATULATE." The White House declined to officially comment to CNN on the matter, with an official adding that they "cannot comment on alleged classified deliberative documents allegedly provided to the President." The Washington Examiner has reached out to Hutchinson's lawyer for comment.White House chief of staff John Kelly also is furious that a confidential presidential briefing became public knowledge, a White House official said, and intends to address the matter Wednesday as aides try to figure out who disclosed the warning. The committee spokesperson added that it found Hutchinson's account "credible." 6 committee told ABC News that while Herschmann and Hutchinson "may have differing recollections of who wrote the note," the important thing is that "both White House officials believed that the president should have immediately instructed his supporters to leave the Capitol building."ĬLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Herschmann had told the committee that he was the author of the note, according to the report.Ī spokesperson for the Jan. Hutchinson added that Herschmann suggested changing the language to "without legal authority." Hutchinson?" Cheney asked, to which Hutchinson replied, "That's my handwriting." "And it's written on the chief of staff notecard, but that's your handwriting, Ms. 6, likely around 3 o'clock," Hutchinson claimed at the hearing. "That's a note that I wrote at the direction of the chief of staff on Jan. Hutchinson testified that she wrote the memo after Meadows handed her a notecard and pen and told her to take his dictation. 6 committee hearing, which read, "Anyone who entered the Capitol without proper authority should leave immediately." Liz Cheney (R-WY) presented the note at Tuesday's Jan.
"All sources with direct knowledge and law enforcement have and will confirm that it was written by Mr. "The handwritten note that Cassidy Hutchinson testified was written by her was in fact written by Eric Herschmann on January 6, 2021," Herschmann's spokesperson said. 6 HEARING FEATURING EX-TRUMP AIDE HUTCHINSON During her testimony, Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, said she had written the note at the direction of Meadows. A spokesperson for Eric Herschmann, a former White House attorney, told ABC News on Tuesday that the note was written by Herschmann on Jan. The note pertained to a statement intended for former President Donald Trump to release as his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 committee hearing, according to a report. Two former Trump White House officials are claiming authorship of the same handwritten note that was presented as evidence in Tuesday's Jan.
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