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DoJ Seeks Charges Against Ex-Trump Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Over Jan 6 Testimony Hot: Odds moved 20 points in 24 hours

Prosecutors are pursuing criminal charges for lying to Congress against the former aide who testified about Donald Trump's actions during the Capitol attack.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 8 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by The Guardian US, 2h 33m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The odds

How the odds moved · Cassidy Hutchinson
0%50%100%29%7 Oct, 18:33 UTCnowWashington Post: DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson · 8 Oct, 21:41 UTCCBS News Politics: DOJ trying to indict former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson · 8 Oct, 21:40 UTCThe Guardian US: DoJ seeks to charge ex-Trump aide who gave key testimony on January 6 attack · 8 Oct, 19:06 UTC

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Price data
TimeChance of yes
now29%
8 Oct, 22:56 UTC29%
8 Oct, 20:05 UTC35%
8 Oct, 19:58 UTC26%
8 Oct, 19:24 UTC15%
7 Oct, 18:33 UTC9%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 8 Oct 2026. The Guardian US published first, on 8 October at 19:06 UTC; CBS News Politics followed 2h 34m later. The most recent article, from Washington Post, appeared on 8 October at 21:41 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian US (major outlet), CBS News Politics (major outlet), Washington Post (major outlet).

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Cassidy Hutchinson — the market puts it at 29%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Cassidy Hutchinson is formally charged with a federal crime between now and January 1, 2027. It resolves to No if no such charge occurs by that deadline. Readers often mistake the news headline for a formal charge, but only an official indictment or criminal complaint counts.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Cassidy Hutchinson at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. The Guardian USDoJ seeks to charge ex-Trump aide who gave key testimony on January 6 attack9%
  2. CBS News PoliticsDOJ trying to indict former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson35%▲26 points since the previous source
  3. Washington PostDOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson35%
  4. Current odds29%

Sources

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  1. DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson Washington Post ·
  2. DOJ trying to indict former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson CBS News Politics ·
  3. DoJ seeks to charge ex-Trump aide who gave key testimony on January 6 attack The Guardian US ·

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  • Kalshi Cassidy Hutchinson 29% +20 $1k 24hends 1 Jan 2027

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