Sources: DOJ fails to secure indictment against former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson over Congress testimony
Grand jury declines charges
The Justice Department sought charges alleging that Hutchinson lied to Congress about her testimony before the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., refused to indict her.
Disputed limousine account
Trump has strongly denied the account. Other White House employees did not corroborate the specific claim about him lunging for the wheel, while Hutchinson has said she stands by her testimony.
Broader legal context
The failed indictment marks another setback for the Justice Department as it backs actions critics describe as retaliation by President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly accused Hutchinson of lying to the committee about his conduct surrounding the Capitol attack.
Key points
- A Washington grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson on allegations of lying to Congress.
- The allegations concerned her testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
- Trump denied the secondhand account that he lunged for his limousine’s steering wheel.
- Hutchinson says she stands by her testimony.