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Reports: Grand jury hears evidence in DOJ probe of Cassidy Hutchinson

Grand-jury presentation independently reported; no indictment announced; precise statements and possible charges are not public

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Donald Trump

Source published: Oct 8, 2026 · 11:00 PM EDT · Event: 2026-10-08

CBS News and The Washington Post independently report that federal prosecutors have presented evidence to a grand jury in Washington on whether former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson may have lied to Congress in testimony about the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Each outlet attributed the grand-jury activity to two sources familiar with the matter. No indictment has been announced, CBS said it could not determine which portions of Hutchinson's testimony are under scrutiny, and a presentation to a grand jury does not establish that a crime occurred.

Response / context

CBS and The Post report that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is handling the investigation rather than the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington; neither outlet identified a public explanation from the department for that assignment. The Post says the inquiry followed referrals by Republican Reps. Jim Jordan and Barry Loudermilk alleging false testimony. The Justice Department and Hutchinson's lawyers did not respond to The Post's requests for comment, and CBS said it contacted Hutchinson's counsel. In a December 2025 House Judiciary Committee deposition, former special counsel Jack Smith said Hutchinson's account of Trump's conduct in the presidential vehicle was secondhand and differed from the driver's account; he also said witnesses offered different perspectives on whether Trump knew rallygoers were armed. That testimony documents disputes in the record but is not a finding that Hutchinson lied. Grand-jury proceedings are secret, the precise statements under review remain unknown and no public charging decision has been made.

Dates and scope

Source publication: Oct 8, 2026 · 11:00 PM EDT

Event or conduct: 2026-10-08. CBS News and The Washington Post reported October 8 that federal prosecutors presented evidence this week to a Washington grand jury investigating former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.

Source review: Oct 8, 2026 · 11:00 PM EDT

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Read the original sources

  1. CBS News: DOJ trying to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified about Jan. 6 ↗

    Authoritative October 8 report independently confirming grand-jury activity, the Civil Rights Division's role, the lack of identified testimony under review and the request for Hutchinson's response

  2. The Washington Post: DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson ↗

    Authoritative October 8 report on the grand-jury presentation, possible but unspecified charges, congressional referrals and reported nonresponses from DOJ and Hutchinson's attorneys

  3. House Committee on the Judiciary: Jack Smith deposition transcript with errata ↗

    Primary congressional record documenting Smith's testimony about secondhand accounts, conflicting witness recollections and the absence of a final witness decision

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