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DOJ Ups the Ante in Its Pursuit of Cassidy Hutchinson over Her Jan. 6 Testimony

The inquiry is unusual because the civil rights division usually handles police misconduct and racial discrimination, not alleged false statements to Congress.

  • The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has launched a federal probe into former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, investigating allegations that she lied to Congress during her June 2022 testimony regarding President Donald Trump.
  • Congressman Barry Loudermilk, leading the House oversight subcommittee, made a criminal referral for Hutchinson to the Justice Department in March, citing unreleased testimony from four White House employees that contradicted her account.
  • Hutchinson's testimony included allegations that Trump lunged for the steering wheel of his Secret Service SUV; she later acknowledged the account was second-hand and the driver denied the incident ever occurred.
  • Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon is spearheading the inquiry, a move legal experts describe as "highly unusual" for a unit typically handling police misconduct rather than perjury cases.
  • Some Justice Department officials remain skeptical about the case's viability, with reports suggesting the inquiry opened in recent weeks as former Attorney General Pam Bondi sought to shore up her standing with the president before her firing last week.
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