The Justice Department is reportedly moving toward a federal criminal indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson over her Jan. 6 testimony, according to Laura Weiss. The former Trump White House aide testified before the House January 6th Committee, and the reported case centers on allegations that she lied to Congress.
Laura Weiss on Thursday
Weiss wrote on Thursday that the Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of Hutchinson on charges tied to what she said in that testimony. The report said the Civil Rights Division brought evidence to a federal grand jury on Tuesday and that the department is expected to present more evidence and additional witnesses later this month.
Todd Blanche and Kash Patel
Sarah Fitzpatrick reported last Friday that Todd Blanche and Kash Patel’s jobs are at risk if they do not provide Donald Trump with indictments of people he has long viewed as political enemies, including Hutchinson. Fitzpatrick also quoted a former official as saying, “The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs. He wants the headlines.”
Trump has repeatedly called for Hutchinson to be prosecuted. In a March 2024 Truth Social post, he wrote, “Our great Secret Service has totally CRUSHED Cassidy Hutchinson’s (who I barely knew) made up (FAKE!) stories about me roughing up Secret Service Agents from the back seat of the Beast (Limo).” He added, “Has she now changed her testimony? Will she be prosecuted for what she did and said?”
House January 6th Committee
Hutchinson’s name has stayed in the fight because she testified before the House January 6th Committee and helped explain Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 and why he was so slow to respond to the Capitol being sacked by pro-MAGA rioters. She has not been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury even as the reported indictment effort moves ahead, leaving the government to build its case through evidence and other witnesses rather than her appearance.
The immediate question is what evidence the Justice Department intends to use to support a lying-to-Congress charge. With more evidence and additional witnesses expected later this month, the reported case now appears to be moving from political demand into a federal grand jury process.
