Ethics Panels Find Insufficient Evidence Against Trump Lawyer Accused of Witness Tampering
• Ethics panels dismissed complaints against Stefan Passantino, former lawyer for Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson
• Hutchinson declined to cooperate with inquiries into Passantino prompted by her assertions that he pressed her to protect Donald Trump
• Hutchinson had told Congress that Passantino coupled advice to say she remembered little with assurances of a “really good job in ‘Trump world’”
• State Bar of Georgia and D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility both cited lack of sufficient evidence against Passantino in dismissing complaints
• Passantino denied allegations that he pressured Hutchinson, his former client