A federal grand jury reportedly rejected a Justice Department request to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, over her 2022 congressional testimony about President Donald Trump’s conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.

Key Takeaways

  • Prosecutors reportedly sought a charge based on claims that Hutchinson made false statements.
  • A senior Justice Department lawyer told a judge that a grand jury had rejected a requested indictment but did not name Hutchinson in open court.

Cassidy Hutchinson testimony at issue

Hutchinson testified in June 2022 before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. She relayed an account she said she had heard from then-White House official Tony Ornato about Trump’s reaction after being told he could not go to the Capitol following a rally.

She testified that Ornato described Trump as angry and said he reached toward the steering wheel and then lunged toward Robert Engel, the head of his security detail. Hutchinson presented the account as what Ornato had told her, not as something she personally witnessed.

What was disclosed in court

On Oct. 27, 2026, senior Justice Department lawyer Neville Hedley told Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui that a grand jury in Washington, D.C., had rejected a requested indictment. He did not identify Hutchinson in open court.

The department’s Civil Rights Division reportedly sought to charge Hutchinson based on claims that she made false statements. A grand jury’s refusal to indict after prosecutors present evidence is rare.

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