{"id":24200,"date":"2022-12-18T09:02:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T14:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24200"},"modified":"2022-12-18T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T14:02:33","slug":"capitol-riot-committee-to-seek-charges-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/12\/18\/capitol-riot-committee-to-seek-charges-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol riot: Committee to seek charges for Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The congressional inquiry into last year’s Capitol riot will reportedly recommend three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The House of Representatives select committee will seek an unprecedented charge of insurrection against a former US president, according to US media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The panel is expected to publish its final report next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Trump supporters stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 in a bid to stop Joe Biden’s certification as president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The justice department – which is already investigating Mr Trump’s role in the unrest – is not obliged to consider referrals from any congressional panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Trump denies wrongdoing. On Friday his spokesman, Steven Cheung, said in a statement: “The January 6th un-Select Committee held show trials by Never Trump partisans who are a stain on this country’s history.”<\/p>\n

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The select committee is scheduled to hold its final meeting on Monday when any charging recommendations would be unveiled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As well as insurrection, according to various outlets, the panel will suggest Mr Trump be charged with obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The nine panellists are expected to approve the final eight-chapter report, drawing on interviews with more than 1,000 witnesses, and submit it to the Department of Justice (DoJ).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The full report will be made public on Wednesday, said chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat who is helming the select committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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