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December 19, 2022judicialCongressional OversightCriminal JusticeConstitutional LawExecutive Accountability

January 6 Committee Refers Trump on Four Criminal Charges to the Department of Justice

The House Select Committee on January 6 voted to refer Donald Trump to the Department of Justice on four criminal charges: incitement of insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and conspiracy to make false statements. It was the first time Congress had referred a former president for criminal prosecution.