Grand jury declines DOJ request to indict Cassidy Hutchinson
Source published: Oct 27, 2026 · 5:25 PM EDT · Event: 2026-10-27
A federal grand jury in Washington declined the Justice Department's request to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over testimony she gave to the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, according to Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News and The Washington Post. CBS and the Post reported that DOJ Civil Rights Division lawyer Neville Hedley told U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui that the grand jury had not concurred on the proposed indictment, without naming the target in court; multiple sources identified Hutchinson. No indictment was returned. That disposition is not an acquittal and does not resolve the truth of every disputed statement.
Response / context
ABC reported that prosecutors had sought lying-to-Congress charges, while CBS said it could not determine precisely which portions of Hutchinson's testimony were scrutinized. Hutchinson has maintained that she stands by her testimony. Trump has denied her account, including the secondhand story that he lunged toward the steering wheel of his vehicle on January 6; the driver later disputed that detail. AP reported that Hutchinson's lawyer did not immediately return a request for comment. ABC, CBS and the Post reported no immediate Justice Department response. Those denials, reports and source accounts are not substitutes for inaccessible grand-jury materials.
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Source publication: Oct 27, 2026 · 5:25 PM EDT
Event or conduct: 2026-10-27. A Justice Department lawyer disclosed during an October 27 court appearance that a Washington grand jury had not concurred on a proposed indictment; multiple news organizations identified Cassidy Hutchinson as the target. The Washington Post published at 5:25 p.m. EDT, Associated Press at 6:04 p.m., CBS updated at 6:39 p.m. and ABC published at 6:46 p.m. The Ledger reviewed those reports at 6:55 p.m. EDT October 27. The grand-jury presentation, court disclosure, news-publication times and source-review time are distinct.
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- The Washington Post, Perry Stein, Salvador Rizzo and Jeremy Roebuck: Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony ↗
October 27 report first identifying Hutchinson as the target and describing Hedley's public statement that the grand jury had not concurred on the proposed indictment
- Associated Press, Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer: Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say ↗
October 27 report based on two people familiar with the grand-jury matter, preserving the absence of disclosed allegations and the lack of an immediate response from Hutchinson's lawyer
- CBS News, Nicole Sganga and Sarah N. Lynch: Grand jury declines to indict Trump critic Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony ↗
October 27 report confirming the non-indictment through four sources, identifying the Civil Rights Division's role and noting that the precise testimony under scrutiny was unclear
- ABC News, Pierre Thomas, Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, Luke Barr and Jack Date: DOJ fails to get indictment against former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson ↗
October 27 report describing the proposed lying-to-Congress charges, Hutchinson's position that she stands by her testimony, Trump's denial and the lack of an immediate DOJ response
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