
Trump referred to DOJ for criminal prosecution by January 6 Committee
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The House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 announced it is referring Trump to DOJ, recommending the former president be criminally prosecuted over his role in the Capitol riot.
In what is expected to be its final meeting on Monday, the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 said it will formally ask the DOJ to pursue charges after a nearly 18-month probe into the former president’s involvement in the activities that lead to the Capitol breach on January 6, 2021. Brianna Herlihy is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
The committee said on Monday that it believes it has significant evidence that former President Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power, and believes that the DOJ can likely elicit testimony relevant to an investigation under a federal statute that bans rebellion against the U.S. government.
That statute says anyone who "incites" or "gives aid or comfort" in any "rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States," cannot hold public office.