Key facts
- A grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson on Tuesday.
- Hutchinson testified about President Donald Trump's actions on January 6, 2021.
- Prosecutors' allegations against Hutchinson were not immediately clear.
The Justice Department failed to secure a grand jury indictment against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House staffer who testified before a House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. The decision on Tuesday was described by people familiar with the matter as a setback for the department's efforts to charge perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump. Details of the allegations against Hutchinson were not immediately clear. Republican lawmakers had accused her of lying under oath in her 2022 testimony about Trump's behavior on January 6, including his alleged actions regarding armed protesters and his reaction to the crowd chanting "Hang Mike Pence." Trump has denied much of Hutchinson's account, calling her a "total phony."