A federal grand jury declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her Jan. 6 committee testimony.
Justice Department prosecutors sought an indictment against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, over testimony she gave to the House Jan. 6 committee in 2022. A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to return the indictment on Tuesday. The case was handled by the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which is led by Harmeet Dhillon.
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CNN
Justice Department fails to indict former White House aide who testified about Trump and Jan. 6, sources say
lawfare concerns inside DOJ · negative
Washington Examiner
Grand jury declines to indict ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
DOJ alleged she lied to Congress · neutral
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AP News · 2026-10-28 00:38 UTC
Grand jury refuses to indict ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say - AP News
The split, in one line
Most outlets frame the failed indictment as another blow to Trump's retribution campaign; the right-leaning outlets stress Hutchinson's testimony was disputed by other witnesses and note the DOJ alleged she lied to Congress, while PBS NewsHour emphasizes the dramatic but disputed nature of her Jan. 6 testimony.
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“Grand jury declines to indict former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, star witness of Jan. 6 committee”NBC NBC News LEFT-CENTER
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“Grand jury declines to indict ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say - PBS” · Axios, AP News, PBS NewsHour
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CNNCNN Justice Department fails to indict former White House aide who testified about Trump and Jan. 6, sources say 11h ago TNew York Times Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson 4h ago LEFT-CENTER3
CBSCBS News Grand jury won't indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony 4h ago ABCABC News DOJ fails to get indictment against ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson: Sources 4h ago NBCNBC News Grand jury declines to indict former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, star witness of Jan. 6 committee 3h ago CENTER3
AAxios DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witness 3h ago APAP News Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say - AP News 4h ago PBSPBS NewsHour Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say - PBS 3h ago 5 tracked claims across 10 outlets
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Hutchinson's testimony was disputed by other witnesses, including the account of Trump lunging at a Secret Service agent.
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