Justice Department Pursuing Case Against Former Trump Aide Cassidy Hutchinson
Prosecutors are aiming to take action against the former White House aide, who gave key testimony in the January 6 Capitol riot investigation, on allegations of lying to Congress.
Prosecutors in the Justice Department's civil rights division are aiming to bring criminal charges against former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who provided critical testimony in the January 6 Capitol attack investigation, for allegedly lying to Congress.
Background of the Investigation
Prosecutors in the Justice Department's civil rights division are preparing to file criminal charges against former senior White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for allegedly lying to Congress.
January 6 Testimony
Hutchinson had given striking testimony to the committee investigating the Capitol attack and made critical allegations regarding the events of that period.
Relating what the White House chief of staff's deputy had told her, Hutchinson stated that Trump did not want to return to the White House that day and tried to grab the steering wheel of the vehicle to join his supporters.
Department and Investigation Process
The development was first made public on Thursday by Punchbowl News, while a Justice Department spokesperson neither confirms nor denies the existence of investigations.
In April, the New York Times reported that this specialized division dealing with civil rights crimes had been tasked with investigating Hutchinson.