The congressional committee that looked into the attack on the US Capitol that happened last year recommended that former President Donald Trump be charged with a crime.
On Monday, the House panel urged the Justice Department to pursue Trump for inciting an uprising, obstructing an official proceeding, conspiring to defraud the US government, and making false statements. The panel’s recommendation was unanimous.
Representative Jamie Raskin outlined the panel’s findings, stating, “The committee has developed significant evidence that President Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution.”
Raskin stated, “We believe that the evidence described by my colleagues today and assembled during our hearings warrants a criminal referral of former President Donald J. Trump.”
A special counsel will be appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump’s involvement in the Capitol riot and his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election that was won by Democrat Joe Biden.
‘Fake charges’
In an effort to prevent him from running for the presidency once more, Donald Trump claimed that lawmakers in the House of Representatives had recommended “fake charges” against him.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated, “The fake charges made by the highly partisan Unselect Committee of January 6th have already been submitted, prosecuted, and tried in the form of Impeachment Hoax #2.” I won with conviction.”
He stated, “This whole business of prosecuting me is a partisan attempt to sideline me and the Republican Party, just like impeachment was.”
Source: AFP
