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The Justice Department is investigating Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to President Donald Trump’s White House, for allegedly lying during her testimony before the House Jan. 6 Committee in 2022. The investigation focuses on disputed claims from her testimony about events leading up to and including the January 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol, such as Trump trying to take control of a vehicle headed to the Capitol. Hutchinson’s account has been contradicted by other witnesses since then.

Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The Department of Justice is investigating Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, for allegedly lying to Congress in her testimony regarding the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. A federal grand jury was empaneled earlier this week to hear evidence and witness testimonies related to charges that she made false statements to Congress. Hutchinson testified before the House Jan. 6 Committee in June 2022, providing some of the most damaging accounts about President Donald Trump's actions on the day of the riot. She stated that Trump had attempted to get into a limousine after his speech but was physically restrained by Secret Service agents due to security concerns. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is overseeing this case, and additional evidence may be presented to the grand jury as soon as next week. It remains unclear whether Hutchinson has received a subpoena or if an indictment will follow from the grand jury's proceedings.

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Hutchinson’s testimony before the defunct House select committee in June 2022, which included some of the most damaging accounts about President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been disputed by other witnesses.

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DOJ investigating Cassidy Hutchinson over House Jan. 6 Committee testimony · mixed framing

The Justice Department is investigating former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson for allegedly lying to Congress in her testimony to the House Jan. 6 Committee in 2022. uncertain

Department → investigate → 2022

which → include → witnesses

The DOJ is investigating Hutchinson, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to the Washington Examiner, but the source did not say whether subpoenas have been drawn up. asserted

subpoenas → investigate → Examiner

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division brought evidence to a federal grand jury earlier this week on charges of lying to Congress and will present additional evidence and witnesses later this month, according to a Thursday report from Punchbowl News. uncertain

Division → bring → News

It is unclear when a decision on an indictment of Hutchinson from a grand jury could come. uncertain

decision → come → jury

Earlier this year, the Justice Department began its inquiry into Hutchinson. asserted

Department → begin → Hutchinson

Hutchinson was a key part of the House Jan. 6 Committee’s investigation into Trump’s actions during and leading up to the 2021 Capitol riot, offering some of the most vivid and disputed accounts of the president’s conduct on the day of the riot. asserted

Hutchinson → lead → riot

One of the most widely shared anecdotes from Hutchinson, who on Jan. 6, 2021, served as an aide to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, was the claim that Trump lunged at the steering wheel in a presidential vehicle and tried to take control of it after being told he could not accompany a crowd of his supporters as they marched to the Capitol building. uncertain

they → share → building

Several witnesses and a House GOP report released in 2024 have disputed the credibility of that story. asserted

witnesses → release → story

The House of Representatives impeached Trump for his alleged incitement of the riot in January 2021, but the Senate later acquitted him. asserted

Senate → impeach → him

The president has denied any wrongdoing for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and has rejected claims that he incited a riot at the Capitol. uncertain

he → deny → Capitol

After returning to office in January 2025, Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of the Jan. 6 rioters who were charged and convicted under the Biden administration. asserted

who → return → administration

DOJ investigating Cassidy Hutchinson over House Jan. 6 Committee testimony

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