Justice Department seeks charges against Trump aide over January 6 testimony

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 21:07 · Archive

The justice department is seeking criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, over allegations she lied to Congress.

The justice department's civil rights division is seeking criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, over allegations she lied to Congress. The potential charges relate to her testimony before the committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol.

Hutchinson told the panel that the deputy chief of staff for operations told her Trump did not want to return to the White House on January 6 and at one point grabbed the wheel of his SUV to try to join supporters at the Capitol. Republicans have long disputed this account.

The justice department's efforts to indict Hutchinson were first reported on Thursday. A department spokesperson declined to confirm the investigation, stating: 'The department does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations, or the lack thereof.' In April, the New York Times reported that prosecutors in the civil rights division had been tasked with the investigation, which was seen as unusual since such matters are typically handled by the US attorney for the district of Columbia.

How it is being reported

• DOJ trying to indict former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy HutchinsonHutchinson, 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.CBS News · 8 Oct, 22:40
• Trump's DOJ demands criminal indictment for glamorous ex-aide who gave explosive January 6 testimonyThe Justice Department has been probing whether 29-year-old Cassidy Hutchinson lied to Congress in her testimony about Trump's actions on January 6.Daily Mail · 8 Oct, 20:47
• DoJ seeks to charge ex-Trump aide who gave key testimony on January 6 attackCassidy Hutchinson told panel she had been told Trump lunged for wheel of SUV to try to join mob at Capitol Prosecutors in the justice department’s civil rights division are seeking criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top Trump White House aide who gave explosive testimony to the committee that investigated the US attack on the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the matter. The potential charges involve lying to Congress, the person said. Continue reading...Guardian World · 8 Oct, 20:06

In this story: Cassidy Hutchinson · Mark Meadows · Donald Trump · Justice Department · Capitol

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