The former federal prosecutor tweeted on Saturday that Trump will be referred 'to the DOJ for prosecution on 3 crimes: obstructing; conspiracy; & insurrection.'
The select committee will likely mull a report on Monday that reflects potential criminal charges against Trump, Politico reported. Such charges include obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the United States government and insurrection.
In his video, Kirschner alleges that Trump did, in fact, obstruct an official proceeding when he"clearly interfered with the certification ofThe first potential charge carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, while the second carries a maximum term of up to five years behind bars. "But insurrection is still the big one in my book. Why?" Kirschner asked."Because the punishment for the crime of insurrection includes a maximum prison term of 10 years. But it also prohibits somebody who was convicted of insurrection from holding federal office in the future."
Former President Donald Trump is pictured in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15; Trump supporters swarm the U.S. Capitol after a pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner insisted that the possible charges against the former president, including insurrection, will"stick."in an attempt to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The then-president knew that such claims were lies, thereby proving his"criminal intent," Kirschner added.
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