Committee recommends President Trump faces criminal charges

Capitol insurrection January 6, 2021

Congressional staff members barricade doors while taking cover after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6 Source: Getty / The Washington Post

The committee investigating the violent 2021 US Capital insurrection is recommending that former US President Donald Trump face criminal charges. Associates and staff who helped him launch a multifaceted pressure campaign to try to overturn his 2020 election loss are also in their sights.


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