“The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, who many others followed. None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him.”
The long awaited report throws the spotlight on multiple Trump advisers, conspiracy theorists and right wing extremists who played key roles in the now infamous attempt to overthrow the Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
It also reveals the extent to which allies of the former president sought to stonewall investigators or intimidate witnesses to stop them providing information to the committee. One of the most stunning examples involved White House aid Cassidy Hutchinson, whoseoutlined how Trump knew his supporters were armed when he sent them to the Capitol last year and how he also lunged at his own security guard when he was prevented from joining them.
The referrals do not hold any legal weight or require the Justice Department to take any action as it continues its own separate probes into Trump’s role in the attack and his. However, it nonetheless sends a powerful signal that a congressional committee believes he committed certain crimes and must be held to account.
How the findings will shape his political fortunes is questionable, and the twice impeached president has already spent months using the hearings as a fundraising tool by telling would-be donors he is the victim of a political witch-hunt.“The January 6th UNSELECT Committee just unanimously voted to refer me to the Department of Justice to face charges. This is MADNESS… They’re only coming after me because I’m fighting for YOU.
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