Grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson

A federal grand jury has declined to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson who had provided testimony to a congressional panel that probed the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters.



The Justice Department of the Trump administration has been investigating Hutchinson over whether she gave false testimony to the congressional panel. Hutchinson has maintained that her testimony was truthful.



A second source said the grand jury weighing evidence in the case had been meeting Tuesday but did not know if the indictment had been rejected



A federal prosecutor told US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui during a court hearing that a grand jury in Washington had rejected an indictment but the prosecutor did not reveal in court the proposed defendant or charges



Political experts have raised concerns about efforts by the Trump administration to target his critics and political opponents.