Panel Set To Urge Charges Against Trump

The panel has scheduled a Monday business meeting, at which it will release the executive summary and parts of its final report on the violence by Trump supporters that interrupted congressional certification of the 2020 election result.

Lawmakers investigating last year’s attack on the US Capitol. They will vote on whether to recommend criminal charges against former president Donald Trump on at least three counts including insurrection, media reported on Friday.

The political news site said a congressional subcommittee that has been evaluating potential criminal referrals stemming from the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot would recommend at least three charges for Trump.

Politico said the charges are insurrection, citing two people familiar with the contents of a committee report,  obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the US government.

The full House committee investigating the Capitol riot is to hold its last meeting at 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Monday and release its final report two days later.

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During the Monday meeting, the members of the committee will vote on whether to refer any individuals for potential criminal charges.

The committee itself cannot file charges but can make recommendations to the Justice Department, which has appointed a special counsel to look into Trump’s role in the Capitol riot and his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Hundreds of people taken in for involvement in the assault on the Capitol. Two members of a far-right militia, the Oath Keepers, is convict of sedition in the most high-profile case yet stemming from the attack.

Trump was impeached by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives for “incitement of insurrection” after the attack on the Capitol but was acquitted by the Senate.

Trump has announced plans to run for president again in 2024.