The Trump DOJ’s Futile Attempt to Indict Cassidy Hutchinson

In the end, all anyone should have needed to know about ’s value as a witness was that, even as Biden Justice Department special counsel was scorching the earth to try to make a case on , he steered clear of her.

Instead, the Trump Justice Department has accomplished one of its seemingly weekly self-owns. By failing to convince a grand jury in a hopeless attempt to prosecute Hutchinson for perjury — indeed, drafting its high-profile Civil Rights Division (CRD) to oversee the ill-conceived effort that had no relation to the CRD’s mission — the DOJ has, on the eve of Election Day, both drawn renewed attention to Hutchinson’s explosive allegations about President Trump’s role in the Capitol riot and enabled the administration’s opponents to argue, colorably if not convincingly, that her testimony must have been accurate.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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In the end, all anyone should have needed to know about ’s value as a witness was that, even as Biden Justice Department special counsel was scorching the earth to try to make a case on , he steered clear of her.

Instead, the Trump Justice Department has accomplished one of its seemingly weekly self-owns. By failing to convince a grand jury in a hopeless attempt to prosecute Hutchinson for perjury — indeed, drafting its high-profile Civil Rights Division (CRD) to oversee the ill-conceived effort that had no relation to the CRD’s mission — the DOJ has, on the eve of Election Day, both drawn renewed attention to Hutchinson’s explosive allegations about President Trump’s role in the Capitol riot and enabled the administration’s opponents to argue, colorably if not convincingly, that her testimony must have been accurate.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.