The US Justice Department is seeking to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, according to people familiar with the matter. Investigators are examining whether Hutchinson lied to Congress during her testimony before the House committee that investigated the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
Several outlets report that the case concerns her June 2022 appearance before the House Jan. 6 select committee, where she described interactions involving President Donald Trump and attempts to join the events at the Capitol. The reported potential charges relate to alleged lying to Congress. Bloomberg and others say the DOJ is moving toward a criminal indictment, with the civil rights division involved.
Outlets also note that Republicans have long pressed for prosecution. Hutchinson, who worked in the White House staff under Mark Meadows, has not been publicly confirmed to have received a subpoena or been formally charged, and details about what additional evidence prosecutors may present are still limited to unnamed sources.
