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The January 6 Commission seeks criminal prosecution of former President Trump for 4 charges

2022-12-19 22:03:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The January 6 Commission seeks criminal prosecution of former President Trump
Donald Trump

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol held its last public hearing and recommended to the Department of Justice that criminal charges be filed against former President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers have suggested that Mr Trump be charged with conspiracy to obstruct the lawful function of the US government, attempting to disrupt the official sessions of Congress, conspiracy to commit perjury and sedition.

The head of the Commission, Democrat Bennie Thompson, said that "the findings of the commission can serve as a good guide for justice".

According to him, Mr. Trump knew he lost the 2020 election, but he chose to stay in office by making a series of efforts to block the transfer of power.

At the meeting, the Commission also released new evidence, including an interview with Mr. Trump's longtime adviser, Hope Hicks. During her testimony, Ms. Hicks said that Mr. Trump had told her that "nobody would worry about his legitimacy if he lost the election and that the only thing that mattered was that he won."

In addition to the charges against the former president, the commission, consisting of 7 Democrats and two Republicans, recommended the raising of charges for violation of ethics laws against 5 Republican lawmakers of the House of Representatives.

The January 6 Commission has no legal power, so the recommendation for criminal prosecution marks only a symbolic act, since the Department of Justice decides on the filing of charges.

The commission will be dissolved on January 3, when Republicans take control of the House of Representatives.

Since its establishment in July 2021, the commission has interviewed more than 1,000 people, held 10 public hearings and managed more than 1 million documents.

The gathering of a large amount of evidence has prompted members of the commission to declare that Mr. Trump should be blamed for the violent attack on the Capitol carried out by his supporters about two years ago.

The final report of the commission is expected to be distributed in a few days and it will contain the declassified interviews and legal recommendations.

Although not legally binding, the commission's recommendations would add political pressure to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Special Counsel Jack Smith, who are conducting investigations into the former president's handling of government documents after he left office. duties in January 2021.

Mr. Smith was appointed in November as a special prosecutor with responsibility for overseeing investigations into the former president's possession of classified documents at his Mara-Lago residence in Florida, as well as aspects of the impeachment inquiry. of the 2020 election, won by Democrat Joe Biden.


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