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MaddowBlog-Team Trump isn't done pursuing Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
Years after the former White House aide’s stunning revelations, many Republicans still seem to want to bring her down.
Team Trump isn’t done pursuing Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
— Toni Growell (@togrowell.bsky.social) 2026-04-03T21:51:10.139Z
Story by Steve Benen •
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/team-trump-isnt-done-pursuing-cassidy-hutchinson-over-jan-6-testimony
According to the partisan panel led by Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, Hutchinson lied to Congress about Donald Trump’s awareness for violence ahead of the insurrectionist riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Under normal circumstances, the DOJ would blow off a criminal referral like this, recognizing it as more of a political stunt than a serious recommendation. However, note this detail that featured in a report The New York Times published Thursday on the DOJ’s efforts to please the president by pursuing his political foes:
...What’s more, during a recent congressional hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith, GOP members pressed the prosecutor with questions about Hutchinson, reinforcing the perception that she’s a key party target. (Smith made it clear that Hutchinson’s testimony played little to no role in his decision to bring criminal charges against Trump.) Relatedly, Kash Patel, prior to the podcast personality becoming the FBI director, included Hutchinson on his notorious “government gangsters” enemies list.
Based on the publicly available information, there’s no reason to believe Hutchinson, who delivered stunning Jan. 6 testimony nearly four years ago, did anything wrong. But the president himself recently used his social media platform to talk about Hutchinson; he clearly controls the DOJ; and the Republican administration remains determined to punish Trump’s perceived political foes. Watch this space.
Under normal circumstances, the DOJ would blow off a criminal referral like this, recognizing it as more of a political stunt than a serious recommendation. However, note this detail that featured in a report The New York Times published Thursday on the DOJ’s efforts to please the president by pursuing his political foes:
[Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche] have gotten the president’s message. They have stepped up efforts to investigate several other Trump targets. … They have also pushed prosecutors to investigate a former White House aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, whom the president has accused of lying about his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two officials briefed on the effort.
...What’s more, during a recent congressional hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith, GOP members pressed the prosecutor with questions about Hutchinson, reinforcing the perception that she’s a key party target. (Smith made it clear that Hutchinson’s testimony played little to no role in his decision to bring criminal charges against Trump.) Relatedly, Kash Patel, prior to the podcast personality becoming the FBI director, included Hutchinson on his notorious “government gangsters” enemies list.
Based on the publicly available information, there’s no reason to believe Hutchinson, who delivered stunning Jan. 6 testimony nearly four years ago, did anything wrong. But the president himself recently used his social media platform to talk about Hutchinson; he clearly controls the DOJ; and the Republican administration remains determined to punish Trump’s perceived political foes. Watch this space.