Jan 6 committee approves criminal referrals against Trump

by Audri

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Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 at 12:28:17pm PST

Why hasn’t this appeared at the TOP OF THE FRONT PAGE?

From NBC:

Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to approve criminal referrals against Trump.

“The House Jan. 6 committee voted Monday to recommend the Justice Department pursue a batch of criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for his role in an effort to overturn the 2020 election and the fomenting of a deadly mob at the Capitol.

Trump was the first president in American history to be impeached twice. Now, he is also the first president ever to be formally referred by Congress for potential criminal prosecution.”

And from Politico:

“More significant than the referrals to the department and other outside entities could be the enormous cache of evidence the panel is readying for release this week. That includes transcripts of more than 1,000 witness interviews and documents that could help prosecutors determine which witnesses might have committed crimes.”