Jan. 6 panel recommends DOJ charge Trump |
The House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has made multiple criminal referrals targeting former President Trump, recommending that the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate the ex-president for inciting an insurrection, conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to make a false statement and obstruction of an official proceeding. The referrals mark the culmination of the committee's 18-month probe of the Jan. 6 attack and the role Trump played before, during and after the riot. The panel's central case is that Trump was at the center of a conspiracy to keep himself in power, upending the results of the 2020 election. Investigators on the committee said they decided on criminal referrals against Trump based on sufficient evidence showing that he violated various statutes: inciting, assisting, or aiding and comforting an insurrection; obstructing an official proceeding; conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to make a false statement; and other conspiracy statutes. The recommendations themselves are largely symbolic, as the DOJ is not required to look into referrals from Congress. The DOJ also is conducting its own investigation into the Capitol riot that was recently put under the purview of an independent special counsel. The news comes as Trump has launched a third run for the White House in 2024. Read more here. Read: Jan. 6 panel's full executive summary of its findings. |
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📝 Jan. 6 panel launches ethics complaint against McCarthy, others
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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol escalated its clash with Republican lawmakers on Monday, recommending a formal ethics inquiry into House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and other top allies of former President Trump for their refusal to cooperate with the probe. |
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🏛️ Jan. 6 chair 'convinced' DOJ will charge Trump
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House Jan. 6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) says he expects the DOJ will ultimately charge former President Trump after the panel approved multiple criminal referrals for Trump. |
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🗣️ Hope Hicks, other advisers warned Trump about election fraud claims
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Former White House aide Hope Hicks said former President Trump shrugged off concerns from advisers and officials in his orbit that his claims of fraud during the 2020 presidential election could damage his legacy. |
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➗ Pence: Charges against Trump for Jan. 6 would be 'terribly divisive'
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging the DOJ against indicting former President Trump as a House panel has recommended criminal charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. |
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⛔ White House: End of Title 42 doesn't mean border is 'open'
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The White House says the southern border is not open, despite the end of the Title 42 immigration policy expected in coming days. |
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🏥 Medicaid expansion linked with improved cancer survival
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☘️ Joe Kennedy appointed as special envoy to Northern Ireland
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💡 Biden administration wants compact fluorescent bulb phaseout
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📺 CNN chief says 'uninformed vitriol' from left has been 'stunning'
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👑 Harry, Meghan to debut new Netflix documentary focused on leaders
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🎮 'Fortnite' developer paying $520M to resolve FTC allegations
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Epic Games, the developer behind the hit video game "Fortnite," will pay $520 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve allegations the company violated child privacy protection laws and duped consumers into paying for products they didn't ask for. |
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'An airport security makeover is long overdue'
| "What airport security does not need are more advanced technologies for detecting threat items. What it needs is a makeover," writes Sheldon H. Jacobson, computer science professor at the University of Illinois
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