BREAKING NEWS: Jan 6 committee ‘believes Trump should be charged with at least THREE riot offenses’, including insurrection’: panel to vote Monday to remand him for trial
Committee on January 6 will urge the Department of Justice to file at least three criminal charges against Donald Trump
Committee holds its last meeting on Monday
The panel will vote to see Trump charged with insurrection; obstruction of an official proceeding; and conspiracy to defraud the United States government
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The January 6 committee will urge the Justice Department to bring at least three criminal charges against Donald Trump, including insurrection, according to a new report released Friday.
The panel holds its last meeting of the year on Monday. His report on his findings will be published on Wednesday of next week when he concludes his work before his dissolution.
At their meeting on Monday, the panel members will vote to recommend charges against the former president, including insurrection; obstruction of an official proceeding; and conspiracy to defraud the United States government, political informed.
In a series of high-profile hearings this year on the fallout from the 2020 election, which Trump falsely claims he won, the committee argued that Trump was pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to return the election results to the states. . in an attempt to overturn the election results.
Committee on January 6 will urge the Department of Justice to file at least three criminal charges against Donald Trump
Pence did not testify, but several other top Trump officials did, including Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
It’s unclear if more charges are on the table for Trump or if he will pursue other criminal charges for other players in that day’s drama.
The panel will offer as justification for its recommendation the February ruling by US District Judge Amit Mehta that Trump’s language possibly incited violence on January 6, 2021.
Trump addressed supporters in the national Ellipse, the area just outside the White House, on the morning of January 6. Later that day, a mob of his supporters marched on the Capitol and entered the building to stop the certification of Biden’s electoral college victory.
The panel will also cite the 57 Senate votes in Trump’s second impeachment trial last year, where the House voted to impeach him on the charge of “inciting insurrection.” He was acquitted by the Senate as a guilty verdict requires 60 votes.
Such a recommendation against Trump would likely create a political firestorm. Trump has already announced that he is seeking another White House term in the 2024 election and has long complained that he faces political retaliation from his rivals.
Even some Republicans say you shouldn’t be a target while you’re running for office.
The Justice Department is already investigating Trump over the matter of documents discovered at his Mar-a-Lago home, many of which were reported to be classified. He brought them with him from the White House, which is a violation of the Presidential Records Act.
An October report said Justice Department prosecutors believe “there is sufficient evidence” to charge Trump in that area, but the group “has not made a formal recommendation” to Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has final approval.
Garland would have to approve an investigation or additional charges.
The committee’s recommendations carry no legal weight and Garland is not required to consider them in making any decision.
Earlier this year, the panel voted to subpoena Trump, but he declined to appear before the committee.
Outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney was one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 committee.
The January 6 committee was created by Democrats to study the origins of the riot that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
The January 6 committee, created by Democrats to study the origins of the riots that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election, is finishing its work before Congress adjourns.
The hearings included dramatic testimony, both from live witnesses and from recorded interviews with Trump advisers, that revealed the former president’s movements on January 6.
Republicans take control of the House on January 3 and are expected to dismantle the panel that was dominated by Democratic lawmakers.
The only two Republicans on it, Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinziniger, are longtime critics of Trump. Cheney lost her primary after Trump endorsed her opponent and Kinzinger opted not to seek another term in Congress.