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The Department of Justice is reportedly seeking a criminal indictment against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. A federal grand jury is hearing evidence regarding whether Hutchinson made false statements during her 2022 testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee. Hutchinson previously served as an aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and was a prominent witness during the congressional investigations into the Capitol riot.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that a federal grand jury and the Department of Justice are investigating Cassidy Hutchinson regarding potential false statements made during her Jan. 6 committee testimony.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic frame the potential prosecution as a target set by a Trump administration, while center outlets like CBS News and Bloomberg report on the grand jury proceedings and the focus on her past testimony about Trump's actions. Right-leaning outlets such as Blaze Media, The Federalist, and the New York Post emphasize that Hutchinson was a star witness for the Jan. 6 committee, with some highlighting her previous contradictory claims or criticizing her past testimony.
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DOJ trying to indict former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson
Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, drew the ire of Trump's base when she testified in 2022 before the House Jan. 6 committee about Trump's actions that day.
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Source context: Hutchinson was a key witness before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The Trump administration wants to prosecute Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who was one of the star witnesses for the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol.Punchbowl News reports that the Department of Justice wants to criminally indict Hutchinson, accusing her of lying to the January 6 committee about…
Hutchinson was a key witness before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, drew the ire of Trump's base when she testified in 2022 before the House Jan. 6 committee about Trump's actions that day.
The US Justice Department is seeking a criminal indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for lying to Congress, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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The Department of Justice is seeking to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for “lying” to Congress about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to new reporting. The news comes years after The Federalist exclusively exposed Hutchinson for her contradictory claims on the subject. Punchbowl News’ Laura Weiss reported on Thursday claims…
The Jan. 6 Select Committee's star witness who milked her time in the limelight for a book deal may soon be visited by consequence for casting shade on President Donald Trump with seemingly tall tales.Cassidy Hutchinson, the former assistant to previous Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, was reportedly referred by House Republicans earlier this year to the…
The Justice Department is investigating former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for allegedly lying to Congress in her testimony to the House Jan. 6 Committee in 2022. Hutchinson’s testimony before the defunct House select committee in June 2022, which included some of the most damaging accounts about President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to…
The Department of Justice is reportedly seeking criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide whose explosive Jan. 6 testimony came under scrutiny after…
A federal grand jury heard evidence about possible false statements Cassidy Hutchinson made to the Jan. 6 House select committee on the Capitol riot.
The Justice Department has been probing whether 29-year-old Cassidy Hutchinson lied to Congress in her testimony about Trump's actions on January 6.
A federal grand jury was empaneled earlier this week to hear evidence and witness testimony, a source familiar with the probe said.
Accused of lying to Congress about events during 2021 Capitol fracas
