Rep. Adam Schiff says the Justice Department should be investigating “any credible allegation of criminal activity” by Trump. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.
WASHINGTON — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
People are also reading… Additional evidence is set to be released in hearings this week that will demonstrate how Trump and some of his advisers engaged in a"massive effort" to spread misinformation, pressured the Justice Department to embrace his false claims, and urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject state electors and block the vote certification on Jan. 6, 2021.
"We're not going to make accusations or say things without proof or evidence backing it," said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. "I think that he knows, his staff knows, the U.S. attorneys know, what's at stake here," Raskin said."They know the importance of it, but I think they are rightfully paying close attention to precedent in history as well, as the facts of this case."
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