The parliamentary committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol is preparing to vote to call on the Justice Department to bring at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, including insurrection, ‘Politico’ has reported.
The report, which the select panel is expected to consider Monday afternoon, would reflect some recommendations from a subcommittee that evaluated possible criminal referrals. Among the subcommittee’s proposed charges for Trump are insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government.
While it is unclear whether the committee’s final report will add additional charges against Trump, it details at length the rationale for why the former president should be tried for the three aforementioned offenses.
To justify incitement to insurrection, the report refers to the Senate’s 57 votes in a 2021 impeachment trial, Trump’s second, to convict him on a charge of «incitement to insurrection» approved by the House, as reported by the aforementioned newspaper.
Likewise, the committee report also notes that, in order to violate the insurrection statute, Trump did not need an express agreement with the rioters, but simply needed to provide them with «aid or comfort.»
The Justice Department, which is already criminally investigating Trump’s actions related to the Capitol assault, is not required to consider the congressional referrals, as they carry no legal weight.
However, the committee plans to act in the hope that congressional input can influence the Justice Department’s decision-making.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
