[Source](https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/04/09/liz-cheneys-j6-star-witness-facing-doj-probe-1631782/) > A “star witness” for the sham January 6 special House committee is now under a Department of Justice investigation. > Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide in President Donald Trump’s first term, testified in June 2022, and reports later accused J6 Committee co-chair Liz Cheney of “witness tampering” by speaking to Hutchinson without her attorney’s knowledge. Hutchinson’s testimony centered on Trump’s alleged actions when the events unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. > Now, in what the New York Times claims is a “highly unusual move by Justice Department leadership,” the DOJ has tasked its civil rights division with an investigation into Hutchinson.