Published on: 19.12.2022 – 21:56
The January 6, 2021, House of Commons Inquiry into the Capitol Storming unanimously recommended Monday that criminal charges be brought against former President Donald Trump, including calling for insurgency and conspiracy against the American state. In response, Donald Trump accuses the Commission of wanting to prevent his candidacy for 2024.
A unanimous decision. The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 on Monday, December 19, recommended a criminal case against former President Donald Trump, including one for inciting insurrection.
The “main perpetrator” of the attack on the American Capitol in January 2021 is Donald Trump: This is the conclusion of a separate parliamentary commission of inquiry in a preliminary report published on Monday.
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The commission of inquiry also recommended that the former president be prosecuted for obstructing the official process (of confirming the results of a presidential election), conspiracy against the American state and misrepresentation. “The commission has gathered significant evidence that President Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power as contemplated by our Constitution,” House Representative Jamie Raskin said shortly before a vote.
“We believe the evidence gathered during our investigation warrants recommending criminal prosecution against Donald Trump,” he added. These allegations are punishable by imprisonment and disqualification from public office.
The Commission does not have the power to initiate these criminal proceedings itself, but can only make a recommendation to the US Department of Justice, which alone has the power to indict the former US President if necessary.
Impeach Trump?
This extensive parliamentary investigation has put pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland to criminally indict the former Republican President.
But other scenarios remain in the election of the “Attorney General,” who is at the forefront of this intensely political act and likely to reshuffle the cards for the 2024 presidential election. In fact, neither Merrick Garland nor his ministry are required to follow the recommendations of the commission of elected officials, which unanimously voted Monday to criminalize Donald Trump.
Merrick Garland, aware that not a single former American president has been charged with a crime in the history of the United States, will surely want to make sure he has a solid case first before risking himself. The 70-year-old lawyer is known for his reluctance to get involved in political affairs, and he knows perfectly well that to indict Donald Trump would do lasting damage to the image of neutrality he has cultivated.
“Prevent my candidacy for 2024”
Donald Trump responded Monday denouncing “false prosecutions” recommended by the commission of inquiry, which he denounced as a maneuver to prevent his 2024 candidacy from attempting to marginalize myself and the Republican Party in the race for the White House urge,” he said on his network Truth Social.
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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.
With AFP