The select panel held its final public meeting Monday afternoon and released the first components of its final report.
The Jan. 6 select committee on Monday voted to formally accuse Donald Trump of four crimes, including assisting an insurrection, in his bid to subvert the transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden.
The panel contended that its evidence proved Trump provided “aid and comfort” to a mob that was ransacking the Capitol in service of his attempts to reverse his loss in 2020. It also said Trump could be charged with obstructing Congress’ Jan. 6 joint session, conspiracy to make false statements to the National Archives and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
The panel has long contended Trump broke the law. But its new report — which the committee voted to release but has yet to become public — is expected to add vivid new details of that effort, particularly about the cast of enablers who facilitated Trump’s gambit, from Republican members of Congress to a team of lawyers pushing fringe legal theories to shadowy operatives awash in conspiracies. The panel also released the 160-page executive summary of its report, capturing the contours of its case against Trump.
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Charging decisions rest entirely with DOJ prosecutors, not Congress, but panel members have increasingly stressed the impact their transmission to the department could have on public opinion — viewing it as part of building a historical record around the attack. Special Counsel Jack Smith is currently conducting a wide-ranging investigation of Trump’s scheme to cling to power, and the select panel has also moved in parallel with DOJ’s effort to prosecute hundreds of Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol.
More significant than the referrals to the department and other outside entities could be the enormous cache of evidence the panel is readying for release this week. That includes transcripts of more than 1,000 witness interviews and documents that could help prosecutors determine which witnesses might have committed crimes.
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The Jan. 6 select committee is referring Donald Trump to the Justice Department for four potential felony charges, saying its evidence could support prosecution of the former president for attempting to block the peaceful transfer of power.https://t.co/G99rFthIZJ
— POLITICO (@politico) December 19, 2022
The Jan. 6 select committee on Monday voted to formally accuse Donald Trump of four crimes in his bid to subvert the transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden. https://t.co/XewAUy3nfq
Rep. Jamie Raskin lays out the criminal referrals 👇 pic.twitter.com/yj00tyJaNB
— POLITICO (@politico) December 19, 2022
But keep in mind: the real big news will be when the panel releases its final report this Wednesday — including a huge dump of evidence that could help prosecutors determine which witnesses might have committed crimes.https://t.co/urhWqNXOsA
— POLITICO (@politico) December 19, 2022
The January 6th Committee concluded, based upon the abundant evidence that it has developed over the past year and a half, that the former president committed criminal offenses against the United States and American Democracy on January 6.
— @judgeluttig (@judgeluttig) December 20, 2022
are deserving of great weight, and can be expected to carry great weight with the Attorney General, as he decides whether the former president should be charged with crimes against the United States for his conduct on January 6, 2021.
— @judgeluttig (@judgeluttig) December 20, 2022
.@RepLizCheney: "It was with solemnity and sadness that the facts led to criminal referrals for the former president of the United States." pic.twitter.com/uKIvMn8uNz
— The Hill (@thehill) December 20, 2022
"He is an embarrassment."
The University of Colorado's Board of Regents issues a statement on John Eastman, who was a "visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy" during the 2020-21 academic year: pic.twitter.com/JgCD8NjTWl
— David Gura (@davidgura) December 20, 2022
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