Jim Jordan targets key witness in Trump Capitol riot case

House Republicans, led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) and co-signed by House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, have filed a criminal referral against Cassidy Hutchinson, seeking charges for allegedly lying to Congress. Hutchinson, former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified in summer 2022 that Trump was aware of potential violence on January 6 and attempted to join Capitol rioters. Her key claim involved secondhand reporting that Trump lunged for his limousine's steering wheel when Secret Service blocked his access to the Capitol. Secret Service officials contradicted this account. Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified that Hutchinson was not a strong witness because most claims were secondhand and inadmissible, with accounts differing from other witnesses. The referral appears aimed at undermining the January 6 investigation's findings that Trump bore direct responsibility.

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