DOJ Grand Jury Investigates Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson

 DOJ Grand Jury Investigates Former White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson

Yes, this was reported on October 8, 2026, though the details come from anonymous sources and DOJ hasn't confirmed them.

What's been reported

• Federal prosecutors have been presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., on whether Hutchinson may have lied to Congress in her Jan. 6-related testimony, according to two sources who spoke to CBS News.
• Punchbowl News first reported that the evidence went to the grand jury on Tuesday, with more evidence and witnesses expected later this month. The allegations concern her June 28, 2022 testimony.
• Hutchinson has not yet received a subpoena from the grand jury.
• In an unusual move, the Civil Rights Division, not the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, is handling the investigation.

Background

• Rep. Barry Loudermilk referred Hutchinson to the DOJ over possible false statements to Congress, and that referral apparently helped trigger the federal investigation.
• A September 24 federal court order had already identified her as the subject of a criminal investigation. In that order, Judge Jeffrey Kuntz quashed a BBC subpoena in Trump's defamation suit, and her attorneys said she would invoke the Fifth Amendment if compelled to testify.
• One disputed point is her account, relayed secondhand, that Trump lunged at the steering wheel of his vehicle. Trump's driver later contradicted it in sworn testimony.

Where it stands

• The DOJ has not publicly announced an indictment, and a grand jury investigation does not establish wrongdoing. Hutchinson is presumed innocent.
• Commentators note the legal hurdles. CNN's Elie Honig said a perjury charge requires proving a specific answer was intentionally false beyond a reasonable doubt, and she described much of her testimony as hearsay.
• Critics have called the case politically motivated, citing Trump's public calls for her prosecution. Supporters of the probe point to the congressional referral and the conflicts between her account and others'.