Gerald Butts live testimony on SNC-Lavalin: New details on key conversations in the scandal rocking Trudeau
Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is testifying at a hearing of the House of Commons justice committee at 10 a.m. ET about allegations that he inappropriately pressured former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to prevent Montreal-based company SNC-Lavalin from being prosecuted in a bribery case.
What Gerald Butts said: Wilson-Raybould only raised SNC-Lavalin with Butts “at the end of a two hour dinner.” When he mentioned the Harper law, he was pointing out that it was a new law, which still required a lot of public policy debate, not making a “partisan” comment, Butts says. “I do not see how our brief discussion of that file constituted pressure,” Butts says.
What Gerald Butts said: At this meeting, Butts said he “sought to understand her reticence to receive advice from an experienced jurist.” On the “legalities” comment, Butts said Telford was taken out of context by Wilson-Raybould.At 2 p.m.
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