The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
Federal prosecutors are considering perjury and obstruction of justice charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a key witness in the January 6 Capitol riot investigation. The potential case focuses on inconsistencies between her testimony to the House committee and subsequent interviews with the Justice Department.
Why it matters
This development could undermine the credibility of a central witness in high-profile investigations regarding the former president and the January 6 events.
Federal prosecutors have been weighing a perjury and obstruction of justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, who implicated President Donald Trump in the January 6 Capitol riot in testimony four years ago, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The efforts mark the Justice Department’s intent to proceed against Hutchinson, a former aide to ex-Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, though prosecutors are not expected to ask a federal grand jury in Washington to return an indictment at least until after the midterms, the sources say.
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