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House Republicans Refer Cassidy Hutchinson to DOJ Over Jan. 6 Testimony

The Justice Department has not indicated any action on the advisory referral.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in during the sixth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2022.
Cassidy Hutchinson testifies during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol hearing on June 28, 2022.
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 24: Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide in the Trump administration, participates in a discussion during The Principles First 2024 Summit: Conserving America's Liberal Tradition, at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Former Trump aides Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sarah Matthews also spoke. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Rep. Barry Loudermilk submitted a criminal referral accusing Hutchinson of lying to Congress about her 2022 testimony, with House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan co-signing the request.
  • Hutchinson’s testimony included a secondhand account that Trump tried to seize the steering wheel to go to the Capitol, a story Secret Service personnel and a White House deputy have disputed or said they do not recall.
  • Special Counsel Jack Smith told the House Judiciary Committee his team evaluated Hutchinson’s accounts but found many were hearsay or inconsistent and not central to prosecutable cases.
  • DOJ officials did not comment on the referral, and congressional criminal referrals are typically treated as nonbinding suggestions that may or may not lead to charges.
  • The push reflects Republican efforts to revisit the January 6 record, with some party figures reportedly warning that a legal fight could expose additional testimony and sensitive material.