A former key aide to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied allegations he inappropriately pressured a cabinet minister, in a comment that could help ease a political crisis for the ruling Liberals ahead of an election in October.
Former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said nothing inappropriate occurred after she quit her job on February 12, less than a month in the position.
The allegations that Trudeau’s private secretary Gerald Butts and some other political officials inappropriately tried to help a favoured construction company in a legal case instigated a scandal that has already cost Prime Minister Trudeau two senior cabinet ministers.