The House of Inquiry into the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol unanimously recommended criminal charges against former President Donald Trump Monday, including one for inciting insurrection. The commission of inquiry also recommended that the former president be prosecuted for obstruction of an official process (the confirmation of the results of a presidential election), conspiracy against the American state and false statements.
Those three counts could result in prison terms and a ban from all public office, as the former president has announced he will rejoin the White House race in 2024.
Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced the political motivations behind the investigations against him. He believes the special committee on Jan. 6, 2021, whose members are majority-elected Democrats, is holding a biased opinion.
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On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Trump, who – wrongly – like him, claimed the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from him by Joe Biden, violently attacked Congressional headquarters in Washington to stop the results from being certified , and trembled American Democracy.
“Putting a ballot in the ballot box in the United States is an act of faith and hope,” commission chairman Democrat Bennie Thompson said Monday at the opening of the session. “That trust in our system is the foundation of American democracy. When trust is broken, so is our democracy. Donald Trump broke that trust. He lost the 2020 election and knew it, but he chose to try to stay in power,” he added.
Number two on the commission, Republican Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s pet peeve, said his actions showed he was “unfit” to hold new public office. “Anyone who behaves like this during this time can never again hold a position of power in this country,” she said.
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