Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan 6 testimony A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson after the Justice Department sought charges over her 2022 congressional testimony. Hutchinson has said she stands by her testimony. A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. , declined to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson after the Justice Department sought criminal charges over statements she made to Congress in 2022, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital. The decision ends, for now, a Justice Department effort to charge Hutchinson, a former top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. She had emerged as one of the most prominent witnesses before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Federal prosecutors had presented evidence to a grand jury in Washington concerning possible false statements Hutchinson made to the congressional committee.Justice Department Grand Jury DecisionA source familiar with the matter previously said additional evidence could be presented as soon as the following week and that no final decisions had been made about whether charges would be filed. Hutchinson testified publicly before the House Jan. 6 committee on June 28, 2022.Her testimony focused on President Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6, including an account she said she heard from another White House official about the president's reaction after being told he could not travel to the Capitol. Her account of an alleged confrontation inside the presidential vehicle was subsequently disputed by other individuals familiar with the events. Trump has vehemently denied the account, and other White House employees did not corroborate the specific detail about Trump lunging.Trump, who has long accused Hutchinson of lying to the committee regarding his actions surrounding the Capitol assault, has denied wrongdoing. Republicans have also long sought to undercut Hutchinson's testimony. Former special counsel Jack Smith, who indicted President Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, said he opted not to treat Hutchinson as a material witness after determining much of her testimony was based on hearsay.Trump Jan 6 Charges DismissedTrump pleaded not guilty to all charges related to Jan. 6, and Smith's case against him was later dismissed. The grand jury's decision not to indict Hutchinson does not establish whether her congressional testimony was truthful or false. Hutchinson has maintained that she stands by her testimony. She could not immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday.Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Rep. Barry Loudermilk's office and Rep. Bennie Thompson's office for comment. The Justice Department's effort to charge Hutchinson followed earlier reporting by Fox News Digital that a federal grand jury in Washington had heard evidence concerning possible false statements she made to the congressional committee.Hutchinson, a former aide to Meadows, testified about Trump's actions on Jan. 6, including what she described as his desire to join supporters at the Capitol. Her account of an alleged confrontation inside the presidential vehicle became a central and disputed part of her testimony.Hutchinson Jan 6 Committee TestimonyThe House select committee investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, when a mob of Trump supporters breached the building in an effort to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. Hutchinson's testimony was among the most widely covered moments of the committee's public hearings. The Justice Department's investigation into Hutchinson was separate from Smith's case against Trump.Smith has said he decided not to treat Hutchinson as a material witness after determining much of her testimony was based on hearsay. The grand jury's decision not to indict Hutchinson leaves open the question of whether she could face charges in the future, but no additional charges are currently pending. Hutchinson has continued to stand by her testimony and has not been charged with any crime.The outcome was first reported by Fox News Digital, which confirmed the grand jury's decision with two sources. The Justice Department has not publicly commented on the matter.