DOJ investigating Cassidy Hutchinson over House Jan. 6 Committee testimony
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.
TL;DR
- The Justice Department is investigating Cassidy Hutchinson for allegedly lying to Congress during her testimony to the House Jan. 6 Committee.
- Evidence has been presented to a federal grand jury concerning charges of lying to Congress.
- Hutchinson's testimony provided some of the most damaging and disputed accounts of former President Trump's actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
- One widely shared anecdote, disputed by other witnesses and a House GOP report, claims Trump lunged at the steering wheel of a vehicle.