A US federal judge ruled Monday that former US President Donald Trump and an attorney advising him “most likely” committed crimes to try to change the outcome of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election, cutting the work of Congress hinder and conspire against the United States States. Judge David O. Carter of California ruled in the civil lawsuit against John Eastman, a Trump associate and creator of a strategy to convince thenVice President Mike Pence to use voting results for several states where Trump and Biden were they are not very far from the consensus obtained.
“The illegality of the plan was evident,” Carter said, commenting on a series of emails from Eastman. [il giorno dell’assalto al Congresso]”.
One of the documents Carter spoke about was an email with a draft report for Rudolph Giuliani, another Trump attorney, who suggested that Pence “opposes voters from disputed states.” Another email suggests the various possible scenarios that would have unfolded if Pence had delayed or rejected part of the official count of the votes for certification of the elections: This email presents, among other things, the possible reactions before the Supreme Court and the consequences of any judgments.
Judge Carter’s testimony could be very relevant to the investigation by the commission of inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, which speculated that Trump and some of his associates were guilty of three crimes: attempting to obstruct the official certification process, Biden’s victory in Congress; defrauding the United States by disseminating false information about the election results; and violating the District of Columbia (the federal district in which the capital city of Washington is located) fraud statutes. In fact, what Carter said confirms the first of these hypotheses.
The commission is considering whether to advise the Justice Department to propose to US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland a formal indictment of the former president and his associates.
Trump, who has not yet been charged with any crime, did not comment on Carter’s statements, which, among other things, pointed out that the former president will adjourn the session of Congress before the 6th “for the confirmation of the votes.