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For a year and a half, the parliamentary investigative committee investigated the storming of the US Capitol, interviewed more than a thousand witnesses and combed through more than a million documents.
The panel will hold its final public meeting on Monday.
The deputies apparently also want to vote on whether they recommend the Justice Department to investigate former US President Donald Trump.
As the portal "Politico" and the TV channel ABC News unanimously report, the crimes are rioting, obstructing a public hearing and the very broad criminal offense of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
A recommendation from the Committee would be primarily symbolic in nature and would not be legally binding.
However, it could influence the decision-making process and ultimately lead to an indictment.
The panel could also recommend investigations into other Trump confidants.
Over the past 18 months, the committee has been investigating how supporters of former US President Donald Trump stormed the seat of the US Congress on January 6, 2021.
Because Trump's election defeat against Joe Biden was to be certified there at the time, a crowd allegedly incited by him violently entered the building.
Five people died in the riots.
In the course of the investigation, the 76-year-old was heavily incriminated by witnesses.
The committee had also attempted to subpoena Trump.
Comprehensive report could cause problems for Trump
Finally, on Wednesday, the Capitol Committee will release its final report.
According to "Politico", the document to be voted on Monday already contains detailed reasons why further investigations should be initiated against Trump.
As the online portal further reports, the final report will contain transcripts of more than a thousand witness interviews that could serve as evidence against Trump.
The panel had also interrogated numerous confidants of the ex-president and examined their role.
The pool of documents could help the prosecutors already investigating to determine which leads to follow and which witnesses may have committed crimes themselves.
Trump spokesman speaks of “show trial”
A Trump spokesman told Politico about the committee's plans, accusing the capitol committee of holding a "show trial."
The body set up in the summer of 2021 will soon be history: in the midterm elections on November 8, Trump's Republicans won a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
That means the end for the committee of inquiry when the new Congress meets on January 3rd.
Trump is being targeted by various US prosecutors in a number of cases.
The Justice Department is also investigating crimes related to the storming of the Capitol - but has not yet taken personal action against Trump.
(Read an overview of the various studies here.)
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