Former White House aide claims Giuliani groped her on Jan. 6, according to book

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson writes in an upcoming memoir that Rudy Giuliani groped her backstage while former President Donald Trump rallied supporters to push back against the election certification on Jan. 6, 2021.

A spokesperson for the former New York City mayor vehemently pushed back Wednesday after the allegations surfaced, first published in a report from The Guardian.

Ted Goodman, a spokesperson for Giuliani, called Hutchinson’s words a “disgusting lie.”

“It's fair to ask Cassidy Hutchinson why she is just now coming out with these allegations from two and a half years ago, as part of the marketing campaign for her upcoming book release,” Goodman said in a statement.

Hutchinson's book, titled "Enough," is set for release next Tuesday.

“I feel his frozen fingers trail up my thigh,” Hutchinson wrote, according to The Guardian. “I fight against the tension in my muscles and recoil from Rudy’s grip.”

She additionally wrote that attorney John Eastman, who like Giuliani worked with Trump in attempts to overturn the election, observed the incident and flashed “a leering grin.”

Hutchinson worked for Republicans around Washington before ending up as an aide to Mark Meadows, Trump’s last chief of staff. During the House Select Committee on Jan. 6’s investigation into the Capitol riot, she gave several depositions to members before giving a stunning public testimony that rocketed her into the public political spotlight.

The groping allegation adds to the troubles that Giuliani has faced linked to his service to Trump, including, most recently, a $1.36 million lawsuit from his former lawyers who said he did not pay up for their services. He faces criminal charges in a Georgia case that he helped assist Trump in a criminal conspiracy to overturn the election results in the state, and in August was deemed liable for defaming a pair of Georgia election workers. He may also be disbarred in D.C., after New York state revoked his law license in 2021.

Josh Gerstein contributed to this report.