'We've never had a president of the United States stir up a violent attempt to block the transfer of power,' said BennieGThompson, chair of the House January 6 committee, as the panel recommended the DOJ investigate Donald Trump for four crimes.
"He lost the 2020 election and knew it. But he chose to try to stay in office through a multipart scheme to overturn the results and block the transfer of power," Thomspon said."We've never had a president of the United States stir up a violent attempt to block the transfer of power."
Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren said during the hearing that there was"an enormous effort led by ex-President Trump to spread baseless accusations and disinformation in an attempt to falsely convinced tens of millions of Americans that the election had been stolen from him." "Donald Trump knowingly and corruptly repeated election fraud lies, which incited his supporters to violence on January 6, [and he] continues to repeat this meritless claim that the election was stolen even today," she added."[He] continues to erode our most cherished and shared belief in free and fair elections."
Progressive politicians and advocacy groups renewed calls for Trump's prosecution following the committee's referral, with Progressive Congressional Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington,"No one is above the law. That's why the criminal referral the January 6 Committee may make today is so important."
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