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  "id": 16835354,
  "title": "Federal grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/federal-grand-jury-declines-to-indict-cassidy-hutchinson",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T02:44:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6176826-grand-jury-rejects-hutchinson-indictment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., rejected a Justice Department attempt to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on Tuesday, according to multiple outlets. ABC News (US) reports the Department had sought charges of lying to Congress regarding her testimony before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Hill and Axios note that Justice Department attorney Neville Hedley informed a U.S. Magistrate Judge that the grand jury could not agree on an indictment.\n\nHutchinson provided testimony in 2022 concerning President Trump's actions during the Capitol insurrection. Axios reports her testimony included claims that she was told Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent, that he knew some supporters were armed, and that Mark Meadows had been warned of potential violence. ABC News (US) notes that Republicans have sought to undercut her testimony, specifically regarding a secondhand account of Trump lunging for a steering wheel, a detail Trump has denied and which other White House employees did not corroborate.\n\nThe failure to secure an indictment is described by ABC News (US) and Axios as a setback for the Justice Department in its efforts to prosecute perceived political enemies of the President. PBS NewsHour notes that the testimony Hutchinson provided was considered powerful due to her role as special assistant to Mark Meadows.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Grand jury rejects DOJ bid to indict ex-Trump WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/grand-jury-rejects-doj-bid-to-indict-ex-trump-wh-aide-cassidy",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:01:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Grand jury won't indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/grand-jury-wont-indict-cassidy-hutchinson-over-jan-6-testimony",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:02:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Grand jury refuses to indict ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/grand-jury-refuses-to-indict-ex-white-house-aide-cassidy-hutchinson",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:09:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "DOJ fails to indict Cassidy Hutchinson, a key Jan. 6 witness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/doj-fails-to-indict-cassidy-hutchinson-a-key-jan-6-witness",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:31:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Grand jury declines to indict ex-White House staffer who testified about January 6",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-ex-white-house-staffer-who-testified",
        "published": "2026-10-27T22:40:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}