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DOJ trying to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified about Jan. 6
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Federal prosecutors are presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., to determine if former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson lied to Congress about her Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack testimony.
- Hutchinson, who worked for White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that President Trump was warned about armed supporters on Jan. 6 but ignored the warnings and attempted to remove magnetometers.
- She also recounted a story from then-White House deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato about Trump lunging at a Secret Service agent steering the presidential vehicle, a claim later contradicted by the driver.
- It remains unclear which specific parts of Hutchinson’s testimony are under investigation, with the Civil Rights Division unusually handling the case rather than the local U.S. Attorney’s Office.
- The inquiry reportedly originated from a referral by Republican House allies, and Hutchinson’s legal team has not yet commented.
