The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Department pursue an unprecedented criminal charge of insurrection and two other counts against former President Donald Trump
Besides insurrection, an uprising aiming to overthrow the government, the panel is also considering recommending prosecutors pursue charges for obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The committee's deliberations were continuing late Friday, and no decisions were formalized on which specific charges the committee would refer to the Justice Department.
"You may not send an armed mob to the Capitol; you may not sit for 187 minutes and refuse to stop the attack while it's underway. You may not send out a tweet that incites further violence," Cheney said about Trump on NBC's 'Meet the Press' in October."So we've been very clear about a number of different criminal offenses that are likely at issue here."
by signing up you agree to our terms of service It would then fall to federal prosecutors to decide whether to pursue any referrals for prosecution. While it doesn't carry any legal weight, recommendations by the committee would add to the political pressure on the Justice Department as it investigates Trump's actions.
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