The smear campaign against Cassidy Hutchinson has begun. And it's already falling apart.

The not-so-subtle insinuation is that Hutchinson’s testimony isn’t credible. The legal reality is both a lot more complicated. [View in browser]( [Image]( June 30, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] The smear campaign against Cassidy Hutchinson has begun. And it's already falling apart.]( by Steve Vladeck Former President Donald Trump and his supporters didn't waste time on Tuesday. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson had barely started her damning Jan. 6 committee testimony when the GOP House Judiciary Twitter account tweeted: "It's literally all hearsay evidence. What a joke." Nice try. [Steve Vladeck notes]( that the concept of hearsay is actually a lot more complicated than the GOP would have you believe. And thus Hutchinson's testimony cannot be so easily dismissed. "People are free to choose not to believe her (people are free to believe the Earth is flat)," writes Vladeck. "But contra the claims of Trump’s defenders, there’s just nothing inherently unreliable about virtually all of Hutchinson’s testimony and nothing inappropriate about the committee’s soliciting it and relying upon it." Read Steve Vladeck's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/28226125.77377/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MzAmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914C6f2ea607//link.msnbc.com/click/28226125.77377/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MzAmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914E6f2ea607//link.msnbc.com/click/28226125.77377/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9zdXJwcmlzZS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtaGVhcmluZy1uZWVkZWQtbW9tZW50dW0tYm9vc3QtbjEyOTY2MjY_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MzAmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914G6f2ea607 in your Thursday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Ja'han Jones]( [Meadows' reported National Guard email hits different after Hutchinson testimony]( The Jan. 6 committee is piecing a puzzle together. [Read More.]( [Noah Rothman]( [There was a coup on Jan. 6 — and Mike Pence led it]( Mike Pence's Jan. 6 actions were a form of anarchy, and we should celebrate them. [Read More.]( [Steve Benen]( [The motive behind Trump's odd Jan. 7 speech becomes clearer]( The message was wildly at odds with everything he seemed to believe about the rioters and their attack. [Read more.]( [Ja'han Jones]( [The terrifying truth behind GOP's thirst for abortion bans]( Banning the procedure is literally forced labor. Recognizing this in a post-Roe world is essential. [Read More.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [All In](//link.msnbc.com/click/28226125.77377/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL3RoZS1yZWlkb3V0L3dhdGNoL3RydW1wLWdpdWxpYW5pLWVsZWN0aW9uLWxpZXMtbGVhZGluZy1nZW9yZ2lhLWVsZWN0aW9uLXdvcmtlci10by1mZWFyLWZvci1oZXItc2FmZXR5LXJldmVhbGVkLWluLWphbi02LWhlYXJpbmctMTQyNTYyODg1ODY3P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwNjMwJnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B3e102550 [Schiff on Pat Cipollone subpoena: His 'knowledge of propensity for violence' on Jan. 6 is 'important']( [The Mehdi Hasan Show]( [Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as Supreme Court justice]( [Deadline White House]( [Andrew Weissmann: DOJ should be pressing for corroboration of Hutchinson testimony]( [The ReidOut]( [Rep. Jayapal: I hope Biden will support carving out an exception to filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] On the heels of the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion rights, Zerlina Maxwell dives deep into Roe v. Wade and explores the implications of this decision. Watch a special edition of ZERLINA. streaming now on Peacock.   Increasing incidents of road rage. Smoking on the subway. Alarmingly high "unruly passenger" incidents reported during air travel. It seems people are acting stranger than ever. But what's behind all of this? Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote about this very topic. She joins WITHpod to discuss the role that the pandemic has played in increased disruptive behavior and why mental health issues aren't the only factor to blame. [Listen now](, wherever you get your podcasts.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)