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The Associated Press reports:
Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Additional evidence is to be released in hearings this week, Democrats say, that will demonstrate that Trump and some of his advisers engaged in a “massive effort” to spread misinformation, pressured the DOJ to embrace his false claims, and urged Mike Pence to reject state electors and block the vote certification on Jan. 6, 2021.
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NEW: The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection said they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. https://t.co/Y2ICg6fp0A
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) June 13, 2022
I get there are people—good people—who worry that prosecuting Trump will lead to civil unrest and violence. But not prosecuting him will hasten the demise of democracy. Prosecute the guilty.
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) June 12, 2022
And – no, Meadows and Scavino almost certainly are not cooperating in my view. DOJ makes cooperators plead guilty for their crimes first – but just announced neither would be charged at all.
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) June 4, 2022