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The House of Commons Inquiry into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Storming unanimously recommended on Monday that criminal charges be brought against former President Donald Trump, including for calling for insurrection and conspiracy to against the American state. In response, Donald Trump accuses the commission of seeking to prevent his candidacy for 2024.
A unanimous decision. The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the capitol assault of January 6, 2021 recommended, Monday, December 19, criminal proceedings against the former president Donald Trumpincluding one for a call for insurrection.
The “main cause” of the assault on the American Capitol in January 2021 is Donald Trump: this is the conclusion of a dedicated parliamentary commission of inquiry, in a preliminary report published on Monday.
The commission of inquiry also recommended that the former president be prosecuted for obstructing official process (the certification of the results of a presidential election), conspiracy against the American state and misrepresentation. “The commission has gathered significant evidence showing that President Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power as provided for in our Constitution,” said House of Representatives Jamie, shortly before a vote. Raskin.
“We believe that the evidence accumulated during our investigation justifies the recommendation of criminal prosecution against Donald Trump,” he added. These charges are punishable by prison terms and disqualification from holding public office.
The commission has no authority to initiate these criminal proceedings itself and can only issue a recommendation to the US Department of Justice, which alone has the authority to indict the former US president, if necessary.
“Prevent his candidacy for 2024”
Donald Trump on Monday denounced “bogus lawsuits” recommended by the House Inquiry into the Capitol assault, in what he denounces as a maneuver seeking to prevent his candidacy for 2024. “All these stories aimed at prosecuting me are like the impeachment trial, a partisan attempt to sideline me and the Republican Party” in the race for the White House, he said on his Truth Social network.
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On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Trump, claiming – wrongly – like him that the 2020 presidential election had been “stolen” from him by Joe Biden, violently attacked the headquarters of Congress in Washington to stop the certification of results, shaking American democracy.
With AFP