Cassidy Hutchinson faces grand jury investigation over January 6 testimony

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., are presenting evidence to a grand jury to determine if former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson lied to Congress during her 2022 testimony regarding the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Hutchinson’s testimony included accounts provided by then-White House deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato. One specific claim involved an incident where Hutchinson testified that Trump attempted to lunge toward a steering wheel after a Secret Service agent refused to drive him to the Capitol. However, Trump’s driver testified under oath that this did not occur.

While the specific details of the testimony being scrutinized have not been publicly clarified, reports indicate that the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is involved in the matter, rather than the U.S. Attorney’s Office which typically handles cases involving former White House employees.