At a final meeting on Monday, the Jan. 6 panel's seven Democrats and two Republicans are poised to recommend criminal charges against former president Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON -- The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the most exhaustive and aggressive congressional probes in memory with an extraordinary recommendation: The Justice Department should consider criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
"I think the president has violated multiple criminal laws and I think you have to be treated like any other American who breaks the law, and that is you have to be prosecuted," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the panel, said Sunday on CNN's"State of the Union." The attack came after weeks of Trump's efforts to overturn his defeat — a campaign that was extensively detailed by the committee in its multiple public hearings. Many of Trump's former aides testified about his unprecedented pressure on states, federal officials and on Vice President Mike Pence to find a way to thwart the popular will.
On insurrection, Schiff said Sunday that"if you look at Donald Trump's acts and you match them up against the statute, it's a pretty good match." He said that the committee will focus on those individuals — presumably Trump — for whom they believe there is the strongest evidence. "We obviously want to complete the story for the American people," said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., another member of the committee."Everybody has come on a journey with us and we want a satisfactory conclusion, such that people feel that Congress has done its job."
In court documents earlier this year, the committee suggested criminal charges against Trump could include conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress.
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