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Dec. 19 (UPI) — The U.S. House committee investigating the violent insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, unanimously referred former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department on Monday on four criminal charges.
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said the panel recommends Trump be charged with obstruction of an official proceeding of the U.S. government, as well as conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make false statements and to “incite,” “assist” or “aid or comfort” an insurrection.
“We believe that the evidence described by my colleagues today and assembled throughout our hearings warrants a criminal referral of former President Donald J. Trump, John Eastman and others for violations of this statute,” Raskin said of the obstruction of an official proceeding charge.
