No indictment, but no truth either

The story

A federal grand jury declined to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over alleged false statements to Congress about her Jan. 6 testimony, after the DOJ tried to charge her. The decision does not confirm the truth of her testimony.

Source: www.foxnews.com

Our reading

Cassidy Hutchinson avoided indictment after the DOJ tried to charge her for her Jan. 6 testimony, but the grand jury didn’t say whether she was lying. The legal system has a way of letting people off the hook without confirming their honesty, which is like getting a pass on a lie without ever being called out for it.

Now the DOJ might try again, but the whole thing feels like a game of hot potato where no one wants to hold the truth. It’s not that she’s innocent, it’s just that the law doesn’t have the energy to prove she’s guilty—yet.

So the story ends with a shrug and a ‘we’ll see,’ which is the legal equivalent of saying ‘I don’t know, but I’m not going to tell you either.’