DOJ trying to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified about Jan. 6
Federal prosecutors have been presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., on whether former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson may have lied to Congress in her testimony related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
In a series of depositions and public committee testimony, she said that Mr. Trump and Meadows had been warned on Jan. 6 that some of his supporters were carrying weapons to the Capitol, but that Mr. Trump said he didn't care and tried to order officials to remove the magnetometers.
Hutchinson testified that Ornato had told her that Mr. Trump lunged at the steering wheel.
CBS News could not determine precisely which parts of Hutchinson's testimony are being scrutinized by prosecutors. According to media reports, Republican allies in the House of Representatives made the referral to the Justice Department.
The recent flurry of grand jury activity in the investigation was first reported by Punchbowl News.
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- Federal prosecutors have been presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., on whether former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson may have lied to Congress in her testimony related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,
- In a series of depositions and public committee testimony, she said that Mr. Trump and Meadows had been warned on Jan. 6 that some of his supporters were carrying weapons to the Capitol, but that Mr. Trump said he didn't care and tried to o
- Hutchinson testified that Ornato had told her that Mr. Trump lunged at the steering wheel.
- CBS News could not determine precisely which parts of Hutchinson's testimony are being scrutinized by prosecutors. According to media reports, Republican allies in the House of Representatives made the referral to the Justice Department.
- The recent flurry of grand jury activity in the investigation was first reported by Punchbowl News.