Capitol riot panel recommends charges against Trump

The congressional committee investigating last year’s riot at the US Capitol refers Donald Trump to the justice department for prosecution.

It says he should be charged with four crimes, including insurrection, at its final public meeting.

But it’s up to the justice department to officially press criminal charges and they are not obliged to follow the recommendation.

For more than a year, the Democrat-led panel has been investigating Trump’s role in the riot.

The attack on 6 January 2021 started shortly after Trump spoke nearby falsely claiming Joe Biden had stolen the 2020 election.

The committee – made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans – has been widely criticised by Republicans as being partisan

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