Center · Read · October 28, 2026
Oct 27 · A federal grand jury declines to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her Jan. 6 testimony
CNBC: Grand jury rejects DOJ bid to indict ex-Trump WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson: Reports
Grade B (82/100). CNBC reports the rejected indictment, what Hutchinson told the Jan. 6 committee, the prosecutor's statement to Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, and other recent grand jury refusals in Washington
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): the charge sought is sourced to 'two people with knowledge of the case' (unnamed, via MS NOW, ¶2)
Splits: CNBC reports the rejected indictment, what Hutchinson told the Jan. 6 committee, the prosecutor's statement to Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui, and other recent grand jury refusals in Washington
Same story: NBC News, New York Post