Washington: A select committee of the US Congress voted on Monday to refer to the Justice Department four criminal charges against former President Donald
Washington: A select committee of the US Congress voted on Monday to refer to the Justice Department four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump in relation to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
The four charges are obstruction of an official proceeding of the Congress, conspiracy to defraud the US and insurrection, as the January 6 attack has been called, and putting together fake list of electors, who would technically confirm Biden’s election in the final stage of presidential election.
Aides of the former President have also referred to the Justice Department — Mark Meadows, his final Chief of Staff, and the lawyers Rudolph W. Giuliani, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark and Kenneth Chesebro.
The committee has also named four members of the House for ethics investigation.
Criminal referrals such as there have no legal weight and the Justice Department is not bound to take them up, but they could be considered given that the Justice Department is already investigating the January 6 attack — led by a special counsel, Jack Smith, who has added a new sense of urgency.
