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A Grand Jury Said No to Indicting Cassidy Hutchinson. What Happens Now?
A federal grand jury in Washington refused to indict the Jan. 6 committee’s star witness. It is the latest in a string of refusals, and prosecutors can still try again.
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A federal grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, the star witness of the January sixth committee.
Justice Department prosecutors wanted charges over her twenty twenty-two testimony. House Republicans had urged it.
The jury returned what is called a no bill. Hutchinson has said her testimony was truthful. Secret Service officials have disputed one part of her account, and the department can still try again.
It is part of a pattern. Grand juries have also turned down three attempts to indict New York’s attorney general, and one against six Democratic lawmakers.
Will prosecutors try again? We follow it, sourced and unhyped.
Sources
- NBC News, Oct 27, 2026: grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson; Civil Rights Division case over 2022 Jan. 6 committee testimony; string of refusals; chief judge’s notification rule
- Associated Press, Oct 27, 2026: grand jury rejects Justice Department attempt to indict Hutchinson
- Washington Post, Oct 27, 2026: grand jury declines to indict Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
- Axios, Oct 27, 2026: Hutchinson indictment fails
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