DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Investigates Cassidy Hutchinson, Who Testified Against Trump
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Justice Department's civil rights division has been assigned to investigate Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide whose congressional testimony implicated President Trump in the January 6 Capitol violence.
- This assignment is unusual, as the civil rights division typically handles systemic issues like police misconduct rather than criminal cases involving alleged lying to Congress.
- The investigation reflects the administration's ongoing efforts to use federal power against Trump's political opponents, despite challenges from judges, grand juries, and some prosecutors.
- Some Justice officials doubt the viability of a criminal case against Hutchinson, but the inquiry was initiated amid former Attorney General Pam Bondi's attempts to appease Trump by targeting his adversaries.
- Trump recently fired Bondi for failing to meet his demands for prosecutorial action and appointed Todd Blanche as acting attorney general, though he is expected to face similar obstacles.
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