Late on Thursday, the congressional panel looking into the attack on the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, delivered its final report, making the case that former President Donald Trump should be charged with inciting the violent riot.
Capitol Riot Update
Earlier on Thursday and on Wednesday, the House of Representatives Select Committee made the transcripts of several of its interviews and witness testimony available to the public during the capitol riot. Over 800 pages long, the study is based on nearly 1,200 interviews conducted over the course of 18 months, millions of documents, as well as the decisions of more than 60 federal and state courts.
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According to an executive summary published earlier this week, the report outlines 17 specific findings, explores the legal ramifications of activities taken by Trump and some of his allies, and includes criminal referrals of Trump and other people to the Justice Department. Additionally, the paper makes legislative suggestions to assist prevent further attacks of this nature.
The committee requested that the Republican former president be charged with four felonies, including obstruction and rebellion, on Monday for what they claimed were attempts to rescind the results of the November 2020 election and for igniting the attack on the government building.
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“Rather than honor his constitutional obligation to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully executed, ‘President Trump instead plotted to overturn the election outcome,”
the House panel had said earlier in a 160-page summary of its report.