Representative Adam Schiff said Sunday that the former president incited 'a mob to attack the Capitol. If that's not criminal, then I don't know what is.'
Schiff added that the committee would not be considering criminal referrals for every individual against whom they have found evidence. Instead, it will be going after those they have the most and the strongest evidence against.
Schiff said that he did not want to say too much on how he intends to vote Monday, but added that Trump"violated multiple criminals laws" and that"he ought to be treated like any other American who breaks the law, and that is you ought to be prosecuted." The congressman further explained the various mechanisms by which a president could be held accountable for insurrection, including impeachment, the 14th Amendment, or criminal charges.
Above, former President Donald Trump at The Ellipse prior to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, said on Sunday that Trump's actions fit the bill for the country's insurrection statutes.'s acts and you match them up against the statute [for insurrection], it's a pretty good match," Schiff said.
So far, no individuals have been hit with insurrection charges in relation to the Capitol riot. As Tapper noted in the interview with Schiff, among the most serious charges that were leveled have been against members ofreached out to Trump's representatives for comment.
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