Congressman Adam Schiff, who is investigating the attack on the Capitol as part of a special congressional committee, said he saw sufficient grounds to file a criminal complaint against former US President Donald Trump. CNN.
On Monday, December 19, the committee will hold one of its final meetings. He will decide to pass the findings of the investigation to the Justice Department, with the recommendation that the former president of the United States be prosecuted for at least three crimes, CNN reported.
“Looking at this as a former prosecutor, I think there’s enough evidence to impeach the president,” said Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
The politician stated that the evidence seemed “pretty clear” to him.
In his view, Trump violated the law by attempting to interfere with congressional confirmation of the victory of his rival, current US President Joe Biden, by demanding that officials find “non-” votes in support of him, and also by creating a “bloodthirsty crowd.” “In the Capitol.
“If it’s not a crime, then nothing is a crime,” Schiff said.
According to the channel, the House Intelligence Committee will recommend that the former head of the White House be charged with sedition, obstruction of official procedures and conspiracy to deceive the government.
Nancy Pelosi, Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives statedAccording to Pelosi, Trump won’t dare testify in the investigation into the January 6, 2021 raid on the Capitol, because, according to Pelosi, “she doesn’t have the guts to do that”. According to him, the lawyers of the former leader of the United States will also oppose it, because Trump “will have to testify under oath.”
Previous reportedThat Trump was upset by the riots outside the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but justified them with public anger over alleged presidential election fraud.