Trump calls Jan. 6 panel members ‘Thugs & Scoundrels’ ahead of Mon. hearing

Source: The Hill | December 18, 2022 | Brad Dress

Trump calls Jan. 6 panel members ‘Thugs and Scoundrels’ ahead of Monday hearing

Former President Trump on Sunday slammed lawmakers on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, calling them “Thugs and Scoundrels” as the panel prepares for a final public hearing and report this week.

The panel has also expected to issue symbolic criminal referrals on Monday, with multiple members arguing there is plenty of evidence that Trump is guilty of crimes.

“Republicans and Patriots all over the land must stand strong and united against the Thugs and Scoundrels of the Unselect Committee,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “It will be a dark period in American history, but with darkness comes light!!!”

The House panel, which investigated Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election for more than a year, will hold a final public hearing on Monday before releasing a report Wednesday on what led up to the Jan. 6 attack.

Its criminal referrals would not be binding but could increase pressure on the the Department of Justice (DOJ) to indict Trump or others in his orbit. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel last month to oversee the ongoing probe into the role of Trump and his allies in the Capitol attack.

Trump, who has repeatedly called the House probe a witch hunt, did not specifically reference the expected criminal referrals or final report in a series of Truth Social posts on Sunday, attacking the committee and its mostly Democratic members.

“These thugs spied on my campaign!” the former president wrote in all caps. “The Unselect Committee of political hacks are the same group that came up with the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, not to mention many others. They are Corrupt cowards who hate our Country!!!” he wrote.

Trump continues to claim the 2020 election was stolen and insists he did nothing wrong on Jan. 6, sharing on Sunday old tweets from the afternoon of Jan. 6 in which he told rioters to stay peaceful and respect law enforcement.

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