Jan. 6 Panel Could Make Criminal Referral Against Trump, Cheney Reveals

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After a shocking week in which a former White House aide gave bombshell testimony about Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior the day of the Capitol riot, the Jan. 6 committee said criminal referrals—even one against the former president—haven’t been ruled out

After a shocking week in which a former White House aide gave bombshell testimony about Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior the day of the Capitol riot, lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee said criminal referrals—even one against the former president—haven’t been ruled out.

“We may well as a committee have a view on that,” Cheney noted. “And if you just think about it from the perspective of—what kind of man knows that the mob is armed and sends the mob to attack the Capitol? And further incites that mob when his own vice president is under threat, when the Congress is under threat. It’s very chilling.”

Schiff toed the same line in an interview with CBS’ Margaret Brennen, arguing Trump should not escape responsibility for the attack on the Capitol regardless of how politically difficult it could be to charge him.

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