House panel's possible options for alleging Trump 1/6 crimes

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump last year of inciting the Capitol insurrection. But neither Trump nor any of his top advisers have faced charges over the attack in a court of law, and it’s uncertain if they ever will.

But increasingly, lawmakers on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump and his associates. They’ve been laying out possible crimes in at least one court filing and openly discussing others, all related to that day’s violent attack by Trump supporters looking to disrupt Congress’ formal certification of his reelection defeat.

Here’s a look at some of the suggested crimes floated by the House panel:

CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES

After floating possible crimes for several months, lawmakers on the panel put it on paper for the first time in a March court filing. The filing was in response to a lawsuit from John Eastman, a lawyer and law professor who was consulting with Trump while attempting to overturn the election and who tried to withhold documents from the committee.

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https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-crime-donald-trump-united-states-presidential-elections-3f6f8dea5de6ffd563a77e97fa37529b

[Dan]

1. I wonder, if the DOJ is not willing to go after TRUMP, then would they

Provide a list of crimes that are really crimes - that will apply equally to all citizens of the nation.

Cause if they’re not willing to go after Trump for his crimes, then those crimes shouldn’t be used against the rest of the citizens.

[kentuck]

2. If they choose to go to court, they should go big.

Sedition and criminal conspiracy.

Trespassing and destruction of government property is not "justice".

If they are not successful in their prosecution, at least history will record that someone tried to uphold the rule of law when there was an attempted coup to overthrow our government.

If they fail, that too, will be recorded.

The next election should have nothing to do with it.

[gab13by13]

3. 3 months ago Liz Cheney spelled out the statute to indict Trump on,

Obstructing an official proceeding of Congress, not a minor charge.

[kentuck]

4. That is the most obvious charge...

...that most Americans witnessed with their own eyes.