Trump in danger of criminal prosecution

Washington [US], December 21: The possibility that Mr. Donald Trump will face a new legal battle is still unclear.
On December 19, the US House of Representatives investigating committee on the attack on the Capitol (the headquarters of the US Congress) on January 6, 2021, referred to as the 6.1 Committee, held its last public meeting to announce its summary. turn off investigation conclusions. Accordingly, the committee charged Trump with four felonies, including: obstructing the official process of Congress, conspiracy to defraud the United States, making false statements and aiding or instigating insurrection. The committee recommended that the US Department of Justice criminally prosecute the former president, with the consensus of all 9 members, including 7 Democrats and 2 Republicans.
However, Committee 6.1's recommendations are not legally binding, and the US Department of Justice is under no obligation to accept the committee's findings or to act on its recommendations. Therefore, the possibility that Mr. Trump will face a new legal battle is still unclear.
According to The New York Times , special counsel Jack Smith, who is in charge of the US Justice Department 's own investigation into Mr. Trump, has not provided much public information indicating the possibility that he will consider any charges. specific requirements for criminal prosecution.
However, both the 6.1 Committee and federal prosecutors have made allegations that Mr Trump obstructed formal congressional process central to each side's investigation. The riots on January 6 occurred as US lawmakers were meeting to certify the results of the 2020 election, in which Mr. Trump lost to Joe Biden .
Mr. Trump, who announced his campaign for the White House in 2024, has argued that the investigations against him are politically motivated. After the 6.1 Committee released its petition on December 19, the former president said that if he was indicted again, it would be the second time he was falsely accused. "These highly unselected and highly partisan Commission 6.1 fabrication charges were filed, prosecuted and tried as a second impeachment hoax," Trump wrote on the social network Truth . Social.
Source: Xinhua