Cassidy Hutchinson avoids indictment after DOJ effort to charge her over Jan 6 testimony fails: sources

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson after the Justice Department sought criminal charges over statements she made to Congress in 2022. The Justice Department had sought to indict Hutchinson over allegations she lied to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The grand jury’s decision not to indict Hutchinson does not establish whether her congressional testimony was truthful or false, and Hutchinson has previously maintained that she stands by her testimony.

• A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson.
• The Justice Department had sought criminal charges against Hutchinson over statements made to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
• Hutchinson was a prominent witness before the House select committee.
• Her account of events on Jan. 6 was disputed by other individuals.
• The decision does not determine the truthfulness of her testimony.