Donald Trump: The former US President Donald Trump faces multiple charges ranging from fraudulent economic deals to crimes for vested political interests. With the waning of popularity added to multiple criminal charges, the future of Trump appears miserably bad. If convicted he may be barred from running for US Presidential polls.
The proceedings on the Jan 6 US Capitol Hill attack were concluded last Monday and the Congressional Committee probing the crime concluded by unanimously recommending Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Justice Department to investigate former President Donald Trump and some of his associates for four crimes in connection with the deadly rebellion on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a member of the House Select Committee on the January 6 attack and lead manager of Trump’s historic second impeachment after the insurrection, declared during Monday’s hearing that the four alleged crimes are influencing or impeding an official proceeding of the U.S. government; conspiring to defraud the U.S.; unlawfully, knowingly, or willingly making false statements to the federal government, and assisting or engaging in rebellion against the United States.
Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ – 2020 Presidential Election was fudged
The committee’s recommendations are based on more than 1,000 witnesses and 10 public hearings examining the far-right rebellion by supporters of Trump and his “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Earlier the panel established that Trump circulated lies about the election; that he was part of a plan to put forth false electors; and that he pressed Republican state officials, the DOJ, and then-Vice President Mike Pence to participate in the plot.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who chairs the January 6 committee, said during his opening remarks Monday that Trump— who has already announced his campaign for the 2024 GOP nomination—” broke the faith” of U.S. elections.
“He lost the 2020 election and knew it. But he chose to try to stay in office through a malicious plot to overturn the results and block the transfer of power,” Thomspon said. “We’ve never had a president of the United States stir up a violent attempt to block the transfer of power.”Thompson stressed that if the U.S. “is to survive as a nation of laws and democracy, this can never happen again.”
Thompson further claimed that the evidence gathered warrants further action beyond the power of this committee or Congress to help ensure accountability on the law. Thompson exuded confidence in the job of this committee and claimed that this will help provide a roadmap to justice and that the agencies and institutions responsible for ensuring justice under the law will use the necessary information provided by the committee to assist in their work.
Another Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) alleged that a vicious effort was initiated by former President Trump to spread baseless accusations and disinformation in an attempt to falsely convince millions of Americans that the election had been fudged.
Trump tried to falsely declare victory on the Election night
“Ex-President Trump’s decision to declare victory falsely on election night wasn’t spontaneous. It was premeditated,” she continued. “The committee has evidence that the ex-president planned to declare victory, and unlawfully call for the vote counting to stop.”
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Trump raised huge funds but used for ulterior motives
The committee found that Mr Trump raised hundreds of millions of dollars with false representations made to his online donors. The proceeds from his fundraising have been used for ulterior motives. Donald Trump insidiously and corruptly repeated election fraud lies, which incited his supporters to violence on January 6, and he continues to repeat this baseless claim that the election was fabricated even today. The committee added that Trump continues to erode the most cherished and shared belief in free and fair elections.
The Department of Justice is not obligated to act on the panel’s referrals, which carry no legal weight. However, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a committee member and a lead manager of Trump’s second impeachment, stressed that “the Justice Department must apply the same standard of law to Donald Trump as they would to any citizen.”
Trump incited, aided assisted and aided in violent rebellion – should be booked under criminal charges
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, said in a statement that “the evidence presented by the bipartisan January 6 Committee leaves no doubt that Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, obstructed Congress from an official proceeding (the certification of the election), engaged in a conspiracy to make false statements, and incited, assisted, and aided an insurrection.
The facts are available and Trump and his allies must be held accountable,” the group added. The select committee has completed its work. Now the DOJ must bring criminal charges, and the House Ethics Committee must do the same.
Is this the end of Trump? Or will he survive?
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