The committee investigating the assault on the Capitol will recommend charging at least three criminal charges against Trump

By Ali Vitali, Kate Santaliz and Haley Talbot -

The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol met Sunday to finalize its plans to recommend indicting former President Donald Trump on at least three criminal charges, sister network NBC News exclusively confirmed. of Telemundo News.

During the hearing that takes place this Monday, the panel is scheduled to announce the charges that it will ask the Department of Justice to attribute to the real estate magnate for his relationship with the violent takeover of Congress, including obstructing an official proceeding, conspiring to defraud the Government and inciting or help an insurrection.

Hundreds of protesters try to enter the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, the day Congress was to confirm Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.Bloomberg via Getty Images

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said during the meeting, reported to NBC News, that he believes the recommendations are "warranted."

A source familiar with the committee's plans told NBC News about the meeting and its location in the Capitol complex.

The committee did not respond to questions asked by said media outlet. 

NBC News had previously reported that the panel was considering seeking these three criminal charges against Trump.

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The criminal recommendations that are finally formulated are symbolic because the committee does not have the legal capacity to file charges.

This competence falls to the Department of Justice, which is already carrying out its own investigation into one of the darkest events in American democracy.

Sources consulted by NBC News confirmed after the meeting that the discussions in the room were based on reviewing the decisions previously made by the committee and that they will be presented on Monday.

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The committee also debated the role of John Eastman, a conservative lawyer on Trump's legal team and the author of a memo outlining a theory about how the former president could cling to power on Jan. 6.

Eastman, through his attorney, declined to comment on the matter.

The panel also plans to refer several Republican congressmen to the House Ethics Committee for their contempt of congressional subpoenas, NBC News has learned.

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“None of the subpoenaed members complied

,” Raskin said during Sunday's meeting, presenting the findings of the subcommittee responsible for subpoenas.

“And now we are referring four members of Congress for appropriate sanction with the House Ethics Committee for non-compliance,” he added.

Asked for comment, a Trump campaign spokesperson shared a statement Friday attacking the committee, adding that the campaign will have more to say after the subpoenas are made public on Monday.

The bipartisan committee, which is finishing its work before the end of the year, will present its final eight-chapter report on Wednesday.