{"id":529302,"date":"2022-12-19T22:17:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jan-6-panel-recommends-criminal-charges-for-trump-over-capitol-riot\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T22:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:17:21","slug":"jan-6-panel-recommends-criminal-charges-for-trump-over-capitol-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jan-6-panel-recommends-criminal-charges-for-trump-over-capitol-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jan. 6 panel recommends criminal charges for Trump over Capitol riot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c32fa7e3e1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jan-6-panel-recommends-criminal-charges-for-trump-over-capitol-riot\/#%E2%80%9CJan_6_panel_recommends_criminal_charges_for_Trump_over_Capitol_riot%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jan. 6 panel recommends criminal charges for Trump over Capitol riot&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJan_6_panel_recommends_criminal_charges_for_Trump_over_Capitol_riot%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jan. 6 panel recommends criminal charges for Trump over Capitol riot&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Former President Donald Trump should face criminal charges for his actions in connection with last year\u2019s Capitol riot, according to the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan panel recommended the Justice Department charge the 76-year-old Trump with insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements to investigators, and conspiracy to defraud the US government, after discovering the former president pushed claims he knew were false about the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Trump] lost the 2020 election and knew it, but he chose to try to stay in office through a multi-part scheme to overturn the results and block the transfer of power,\u201d said committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D.-Miss.) in his opening statement. \u201cIn the end, he summoned a mob to Washington and, knowing they were armed and angry, pointed them to the capital and told them to \u2018fight like hell.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vote was conducted 15 days before the new Republican majority takes over in the House, at which time it is expected to dissolve the select committee at the first opportunity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/donald-trump-washington-capitol-rally.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Donald Trump.\" class=\"wp-image-25064040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/donald-trump-washington-capitol-rally.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/donald-trump-washington-capitol-rally.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/donald-trump-washington-capitol-rally.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The bipartisan panel unanimously voted to recommend the Justice Department charge former President Donald Trump with insurrection, obstruction and conspiracy.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the vote is largely symbolic, the investigation and recommendation of charges can be used by the Justice Department to pursue a case against Trump, who is so far the only person to announce his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a roadmap to justice, and that the agencies and institutions responsible for ensuring justice under the law will use the information we provided to aid in their work,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, US Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith to lead the ongoing investigation into Trump\u2019s efforts to remain in power after his defeat in 2020. Garland himself will make the ultimate decision on whether to prosecute Trump.<\/p>\n<p>If charged and convicted, Trump could face up to 35 years in prison and more than $500,000 in fines.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Trump supporters with a noose and gallows at the Capitol.\" class=\"wp-image-25064053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Trump supporters bring a noose and gallows to the US Capitol as Congress and then-Vice President Mike Pence vote to certify the 2020 election results.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rioters.\" class=\"wp-image-25064059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-washington-dc-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Trump supporters clash with Capitol police on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An insurrection conviction would render the former president ineligible to hold public office again, which the committee\u2019s vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), would surely support.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, she said Trump is \u201cunfit for any office\u201d after he watched the riot on television for hours without intervening or making a statement to call off the rioters despite \u201curgent pleas from his White House staff and dozens of others to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time, law enforcement agents were attacked and seriously injured. The Capitol was invaded, the electoral count was halted and the lives of those in the Capitol were put at risk,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney said the 187 minutes that Trump let pass before telling his supporters to call off the riot constituted \u201cdereliction of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo man who would behave that way at that moment in time can ever serve in any position of authority in our nation again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is illegal to incite, partake in or assist \u201cany rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or laws thereof,\u201d and the committee argues Trump conspired and did so to obstruct the Jan. 6 Electoral College vote count. It carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>To date, federal prosecutors have avoided calling the Jan. 6, 2021, violence an insurrection, instead opting for the term \u201criot\u201d in federal cases charging those who participated in the physical storming of the Capitol. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-attack-committee-donald-trump.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jan 6 Panel.\" class=\"wp-image-25064106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-attack-committee-donald-trump.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-attack-committee-donald-trump.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-attack-committee-donald-trump.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>If charged and convicted, former President Donald Trump could face up to 35 years in prison and more than $500,000 in fines.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Law enforcement officials have prosecuted participants in the riot citing criminal statutes related to violence, obstruction of an official proceeding and, in some cases, seditious conspiracy. <\/p>\n<p>The obstruction charge relates to preventing an official proceeding \u2014 in this case, the Jan. 6, 2021, congressional certification of the 2020 election results. The charge describes one who \u201cobstructs, influences or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so,\u201d according to US law. It is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>In its Oct. 21 subpoena of Trump, the committee claimed the former president \u201cpersonally orchestrated and oversaw a multi-part effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-trump-supporters-flags.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rioters.\" class=\"wp-image-25064072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-trump-supporters-flags.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-trump-supporters-flags.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-trump-supporters-flags.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Law enforcement officials have prosecuted riot participants for charges related to violence, obstruction of an official proceeding and seditious conspiracy. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Trump] summon[ed] tens of thousands of supporters to Washington and, knowing they were angry and some were armed, sen[t] them to the Capitol,\u201d the committee alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Conspiracy to defraud the government describes a crime involving at least two people who \u201cconspire either to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States,\u201d at least one of whom makes \u201cany act\u201d to bring about the conspired goal, according to US law. <\/p>\n<p>The panel alleges that Trump conspired with confidants to illegally overturn the 2020 election, using fraudulent claims, filing lawsuits to delay congressional proceedings and ultimately resorting to inciting the Jan. 6 riot. Conspiracy convictions call for up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-attack-rotunda-washington.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rioters inside the Capitol.\" class=\"wp-image-25064073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-attack-rotunda-washington.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-attack-rotunda-washington.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/capitol-riot-attack-rotunda-washington.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An insurrection conviction would render the former president ineligible to hold public office again. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Throughout their investigations, the panel found evidence that Trump was aware there was no evidence to support his claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, but pushed the narrative anyway.<\/p>\n<p>A California federal judge in October also found that emails between Trump and his attorneys proved the 45th president knew that the voter fraud claims his attorneys used in court cases to challenge the election results were untrue \u2014 something that could be used as evidence to prove a plot to defraud the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emails show that President Trump knew that the specific numbers of voter fraud were wrong but continued to tout those numbers, both in court and to the public,\u201d US District Judge David Carter\u00a0wrote in an 18-page opinion approving the release of the emails to the Jan. 6 panel.<\/p>\n<p>Carter also wrote that the emails were \u201csufficiently related to and in furtherance of a conspiracy to defraud the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The committee said that since its last hearing in October, it has continued gathering evidence that Trump knew he had lost the election but pushed to overthrow its results anyway.<\/p>\n<p>For example, former Trump senior adviser Hope Hicks said the former president\u2019s obsession with winning drove his actions after the elections above any commitment to the country.<\/p>\n<p>When it was clear that there was no \u201cevidence of fraud on a scale that would have impacted the outcome of the election,\u201d Hicks said, she grew concerned that Trump\u2019s false voter fraud claims were \u201cdamaging his legacy.\u201d In response, she said, he told her that \u201cnobody will care about my legacy if I lose\u201d and \u201cthe only thing that matters is winning.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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