US Jan. 6 committee recommends Trump be criminally charged
By DW
21 December 2022 |
9:36 am
The bipartisan committee urged the Justice Department to prosecute Donald Trump for his part in the deadly riot. It is the first time in US history that Congress has recommended charges against a former president.
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