The conclusion of this 841-page document is accompanied by a series of recommendations to ensure that an attack on the seat of American democracy is never repeated
Donald Trump he should never hold public office again, after inciting his supporters to a standoff, according to the report of the parliamentary committee that looked into the January 6, 2021 uprising.
The conclusion of this 841-page document is accompanied by a series of recommendations to ensure that an attack on the seat of American democracy, which the former president is accused of orchestrating to prevent the ratification of Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, is never repeated. 2020.
“Our country cannot tolerate a defeated president turning into a tyrant seeking to subvert democratic institutions and sow violence,” said Benny Thompson, the commission’s head, in the report’s introduction.
The nine committee members are asking Congress to legislate so that Trump – who has declared that he will be a candidate again in the 2024 elections– but also that any person accused of “stance” should not be allowed to hold public office, federal, state or military. They also propose amending election law and designating congressional ratification of election results a “national special security event.”
Thompson said Monday he was confident the Justice Department would prosecute Trump. “No one, not even a former president, is above the law,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the report notes that 76-year-old former President Donald Trump failed to stop his supporters from storming Capitol Hill as lawmakers worked to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
“The central cause of the January 6 uprising was one man, former President Donald Trump, who was followed by many others,” the report said. “None of the events of January 6 would have happened without him,” it is emphasized.
According to the investigation’s conclusions, Trump and his allies tried more than 200 times to overturn the 2020 election result.
“The Select Committee estimates that in the two months between the November election and the January 6 uprising, President Trump and his inner circle engaged in at least 200 apparent acts of public or private outreach, pressure, or condemnation aimed at lawmakers of state or local elections to overturn the results of state elections,” the report notes.
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