The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack voted unanimously to refer criminal charges against Donald Trump to the Justice Department, capping its work in its last meeting with a dramatic statement against the former president.
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously on Monday to refer criminal charges against Donald Trump to the Justice Department, capping its work in its last meeting with a dramatic statement against the former president.Chair Bennie Thompson — who has called the attack the “culmination of an attempted coup” — said Trump chose to try to stay in office through a multipart scheme and to block the transfer of power to President Joe Biden.
The recommendations by the committee add to the political pressure on the Justice Department as it investigates Trump’s actions.
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