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U.S. Capitol Burst Incident To Justice Department ``Mr. Trump should be prosecuted''

2022-12-19T22:52:49.635Z


[NHK] Last year, a special committee of the House of Representatives told the Department of Justice on the 19th about the incident in which supporters of former President Trump invaded the US Congress...


Last year, a special committee in the House of Representatives decided to recommend that the Justice Department ``Mr. It was resolved unanimously.

A special committee of the House of Representatives led by the ruling Democratic Party, which has been investigating the incident of breaking into the US Congress in January last year, held its 11th and final hearing on the 19th.



In it, the committee should indict Trump on four counts, including "inciting insurrection," against the Justice Department for attempting to obstruct a peaceful transition of power in the aftermath of his presidential election last year. It was unanimously resolved to recommend that



Chairman Thompson said that "promoting rebellion is the greatest betrayal of the president's mandate."



However, the resolution of the special committee of Congress is not legally binding, and the decision will be entrusted to the Justice Department in the future.



This is the first time Congress has passed a resolution calling for the indictment of a former president, according to US media.



So far, the committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews with officials at the time, including senior White House officials, and has been conducting investigations for about a year and a half based on 140,000 documents collected. The final report will be published on the 21st of this month.

Source: nhk

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