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MapGrand Jury Refuses To Indict Cassidy Hutchinson Over Jan. 6 Lying To Congress
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Grand jury in Washington, DC declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony. DOJ prosecutors sought charges of lying to Congress regarding Hutchinson's testimony.
No Indictment Sought
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. refused to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over charges of lying to Congress tied to her testimony before the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Justice Department sought charges of lying to Congress, and sources familiar with the matter confirmed the indictment attempt failed.
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division handled the Hutchinson investigation, and Neville Hedley told U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui that the grand jury had not concurred on the proposed indictment.
A Justice Department attorney told a judge the grand jury submitted a “non-concurrence,” meaning the panel rejected the indictment the DOJ sought.
Competing Accounts
Hutchinson’s testimony described Trump and Mark Meadows being warned on Jan. 6 that some supporters had brought weapons to the Capitol, and Hutchinson said Trump tried to order officials to remove the magnetometers at the rally where he spoke that morning.
Hutchinson testified that Ornato told her that, in the vehicle, Mr. Trump lunged toward the steering wheel, and the account was later contradicted by Trump’s driver.
Trump called Hutchinson a “scam artist” who lied under oath, and Trump suggested she be prosecuted.
The presidential limo driver told investigators he did not see the altercation Hutchinson described, and the driver said Trump “never grabbed the steering wheel.”
What Happens Next
The grand jury’s refusal to indict Hutchinson does not bar the DOJ from attempting to charge her again in the future. The failed indictment was the latest setback in the Justice Department’s efforts to charge perceived adversaries of the Republican president, and details of prosecutors’ allegations were not immediately clear.
“The grand jury’s refusal to indict Hutchinson does not bar the DOJ from attempting to charge her again in the future.”
The rejection was known in legal circles as a “no true bill” and was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents. The failed indictment was the latest setback for the Justice Department in its support of what critics call a campaign of retribution by President Donald Trump, who has long accused Hutchinson of lying to the committee.