Grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, source says

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A federal grand jury has decided not to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified before a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. The Trump administration's Justice Department had been looking into whether Hutchinson provided false testimony; she maintains her statements were truthful. Political experts have warned about efforts to target critics and opponents of the Trump administration.
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Justice Department sought an indictment against her for alleged false statements but failed on Tuesday, according to sources from Fox News Digital and the Associated Press. Hutchinson had emerged as one of the most prominent witnesses during the investigation, testifying about President Donald Trump's actions on that day, including a disputed account she said she heard from another White House official regarding Trump's reaction after being told he could not travel to the Capitol. It remains unclear whether federal prosecutors will attempt to secure an indictment in the future.

The rejection of the indictment marks another setback for politically sensitive cases pursued by the Justice Department ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, raising concerns among political experts about targeting critics and opponents.

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📰 Cassidy Hutchinson Avoids Indictment
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Grand jury doesn’t indict ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson: says AP same event · 100%
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“Both articles report on the same grand jury decision not to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, providing details from the same day and context.”
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“Both articles report on the same specific incident of a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declining to indict Cassidy Hutchinson after the Justice Department sought criminal charges over her testimony regarding the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.”
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A federal grand jury has declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson who had provided testimony to a congressional panel that probed the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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2026-10-28 · The Straits Times
Grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, source says · assertive framing

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Grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, source says asserted
source → decline → Hutchinson
A federal grand jury has declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson who had provided testimony to a congressional panel that probed the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. asserted
source → decline → Tuesday
The Justice Department of the Trump administration has been investigating Hutchinson over whether she gave false testimony to the congressional panel. asserted
she → investigate → panel
Hutchinson has maintained that her testimony was truthful. asserted
testimony → maintain → ?
A second source said the grand jury weighing evidence in the case had been meeting Tuesday but did not know if the indictment had been rejected. asserted
indictment → say → case
A federal prosecutor told US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui during a court hearing that a grand jury in Washington had rejected an indictment but the prosecutor did not reveal in court the proposed defendant or charges. asserted
prosecutor → tell → defendant
Political experts have raised concerns about efforts by the Trump administration to target his critics and political opponents. asserted
experts → raise → critics
After weeks of Trump's false claims that he had won the 2020 elections, his supporters had stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the congressional certification of those elections. uncertain
supporters → win → elections
Trump pardoned nearly everyone criminally charged with participating in the 2021 Capitol attack on his first day back in office for a second term in January 2025. asserted
Trump → pardon → January
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith and his team secured an indictment in 2023, accusing Trump of plotting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. asserted
Smith → secure → election
Smith dropped that and another case after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. asserted
Trump → drop → president
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