RE: I wonder if any money changed hands?
If not money, then a Quid Pro Quo. That is: “You do this for us, and we’ll do what you want to achieve (e.g. in your career) for you”.
Committee Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney was photographed hugging Cassidy Hutchinson right after the testimony. Speaks volumes about the agreement they had beforehand.
See here:
Very bizarre story. I agree, though, that it was the age-old lure of being in with the in-crowd and benefitting in terms of her career (whatever it is that these “aides” consider to be their true career objective).
Farah got an attorney friend to work pro Bono for Hutchison who was looking at prosecution and huge legal fees to defend herself prior to Farahs “help”.