Grand jury declines to indict Trump critic Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony

Updated on: October 27, 2026 / 6:39 PM EDT / CBS News

Grand jury declines to indict Trump critic Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony

TL;DR

  • Federal prosecutors were unable to secure an indictment against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
  • The indictment sought was related to her testimony concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
  • A litigator for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division informed a judge that the grand jury did not concur on the proposed indictment.
  • Hutchinson testified that Trump and Meadows were warned about armed supporters and that Trump wanted magnetometers removed.
  • She also testified about an alleged incident where Trump lunged at the steering wheel of a vehicle, a claim later contradicted by the driver.