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hlthe2b

(102,328 posts)
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:50 PM Feb 2021

Trump has privately voiced concern about being charged related to January 6 riot

Reporter: GOP sources telling me 'this is not over'

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/trump-concern-charges-january-6/index.html

Former President Donald Trump has privately voiced concern in the last two weeks about whether he could face charges as a result of the January 6 riot he's accused of inciting, according to multiple people.
Trump has mainly been quiet since leaving the White House last month, and his silence has been in part related to those concerns.
"He's worried about it," one adviser close to Trump told CNN.

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CNN has previously reported that federal investigators could look at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol, including the role Trump played in inciting the crowd, according to the acting US attorney in Washington.

Asked directly by a reporter in January if investigators were looking at the role Trump played at the rally, acting US Attorney Michael Sherwin had said, "We're looking at all actors here and anyone that had a role and, if the evidence fits the elements of the crime, they're going to be charged."
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Trump has privately voiced concern about being charged related to January 6 riot (Original Post) hlthe2b Feb 2021 OP
Good..I hope it eats him alive!! Thekaspervote Feb 2021 #1
"He's worried about it," While we're all worrying about if democracy will survive Merlot Feb 2021 #2
McConnell threw Trump under the bus today, practically inviting prosecution after the Senate trial. sop Feb 2021 #3
How about a wrongful death lawsuit too? RockRaven Feb 2021 #4
All of the above. VA_Jill Feb 2021 #5
The families of the people who died in the insurrection will almost assuredly file suit. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #6

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
2. "He's worried about it," While we're all worrying about if democracy will survive
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:58 PM
Feb 2021

He worries about himself.

sop

(10,226 posts)
3. McConnell threw Trump under the bus today, practically inviting prosecution after the Senate trial.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 08:02 PM
Feb 2021

RockRaven

(14,982 posts)
4. How about a wrongful death lawsuit too?
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 08:04 PM
Feb 2021

How about a civil suit for the damage to the Capitol caused by the insurrectionists?

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