Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ assistant Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a star witness for the House January 6 Select Committee, now faces potential criminal indictment over her testimony. Sources confirm the U.S. Justice Department has assigned its Civil Rights division to investigate Hutchinson for possible prosecution and convened a grand jury targeting her.
Hutchinson’s legal team previously warned that “prosecution (and further persecution) for her past testimony is not merely speculative—it is a present looming threat.” The investigation follows allegations from a December 2024 congressional report accusing Hutchinson of committing perjury during committee interviews and secretly communicating with former Rep. Liz Cheney regarding her testimony.
In 2022, Hutchinson provided the committee with key insights in six transcribed interviews and one public hearing. Her fourth closed-door session reportedly yielded material the committee wanted to highlight. However, she later testified under oath that President Trump engaged in a physical altercation with a Secret Service agent after his January 6, 2021, speech at the Ellipse—a claim she stated came from White House deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato, who denied it.
The House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight’s March 2024 report noted that Hutchinson’s testimony contradicted accounts from four White House employees whose statements were redacted and suppressed. A December 2024 report by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) further labeled her “unreliable as a witness” due to “demonstrably false claims.”
The Justice Department’s actions come weeks after a federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit involving Hutchinson’s former lawyer, who accused her of being coached to lie during committee depositions. Hutchinson remains under active investigation for potential criminal charges stemming from her congressional testimony.
