Donald Trump should be charged with multiple offences, including insurrection, according to a recommendation made by US lawmakers looking into the attack on the US Capitol last year. This recommendation raises the stakes in a separate criminal investigation, as a result of that former president can go to jail.
After an 18-month investigation into the January 6, 2021 storming of Congress, the House of Representatives Select Committee asked for the indictment, along with charges of obstructing an official procedure and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
In a failed attempt to stop President Joe Biden from taking office, a mob incited by Donald Trump’s bogus claims of a stolen election and led by the losing president to march on Congress killed at least five people.
After opening remarks by vice-chair Liz Cheney, who accused Trump of “a clear dereliction of duty” for failing to quickly try to put an end to the disturbance and labelled him “unfit for any office,” the bipartisan committee decided unanimously to recommend the accusations to the Justice Department.
She stated, “No man can ever serve in any position of leadership in our country again who would behave that manner at that time.
In relation to the 2020 election, Jack Smith, a mostly independent special prosecutor chosen by Attorney General Merrick Garland, is in charge of conducting his own investigation.
Trump’s Claim.
In a statement, Trump claimed that any prosecution would be “a politicised attempt to sideline me” and that the investigation’s goal was to “prevent me from running for president because they know I’ll win.”
In comparison to Biden, who has a lower approval rating (minus-eight percent), Trump has a lower approval rating (minus-20 percent in the RealClearPolitics average).
