This is the first time that the US Congress has referred a former president for criminal prosecution
Former US President Donald Trump is displayed on a screen during a hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, on December 19 2022. Picture: Al Drago via REUTERSThe US House of Representatives panel probing the January 6 2021 attack on the Capitol asked federal prosecutors on Monday to charge Donald Trump with four crimes, including obstruction and insurrection, for his role in sparking the deadly riot.
“An insurrection is a rebellion against the authority of the US. It is a grave federal offence, anchored in the constitution itself,” Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democratic select committee member, said as he announced the charges. Representative Bennie Thompson, the committee’s chair, criticised Trump for summoning the mob to the Capitol and for undermining faith in the democratic system by repeating false claims of fraud.Ethics referral for house republicans
Trump has already launched a campaign to seek the Republican nomination to run for the White House again in 2024. An attorney for Eastman responded with a statement criticising the committee as partisan. Representatives of the others did not immediately respond to requests for comment or declined comment.
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