BREAKING: Gerald Butts asks to testify on SNC-Lavalin scandal
Last Updated Thursday, February 28, 2019 3:15PM EST
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is still undecided on whether or not Jody Wilson-Raybould will continue to have a place in the Liberal caucus after her stunning testimony in which she said she faced high-level "veiled threats" and political interference in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
Hours later when, Trudeau was asked if she still had a place in the Liberal caucus, and whether he would sign her nomination papers, he said that he had yet to watch her entire testimony and his decision would be based on that. She refused to change her mind amid this alleged "hounding," which she said included consistently being reminded of the potential political and job implications in Quebec.
"At all times, I and those around me acted with integrity and a singular focus on the best interests of all Canadians," Butts said in his statement. "Any accusation that I or the staff put pressure on the Attorney General is simply not true," he said.
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