Jan. 6 Fee Prison Referrals to Trump et al – What It Means

Announced by the House Select Committee on Thursday, January 6, it was not a shocking move Consider criminal transfer Former President Donald Trump, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and three other Trump aides who may be involved in the events of January 6, 2021. The Jan. 6 committee consisted of just two Republicans, Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and seven Democrats.

Committee Chair Rep. Benny Thompson (D-MS) said the committee will hold a virtual meeting this weekend and is expected to make a decision on the referral at that time.

Others who may be on the criminal referral list include former Trump counsel John Eastman, Trump’s former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark. Any referrals made by the Commission are recommendations only and are not legally binding on the Department of Justice or any other government agency.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who represents the Referral Subcommittee and Jan. 6 committee member, said, “We want to make sure that no one slips through the cracks. We want to make sure that the key organizers of this attack and Enablers will not escape the scrutiny of the justice system. I think anyone involved in a crime needs to be held accountable to them, and we will make that clear.”

I guess the BS 6 Jan committee now knows the election was stolen and we have the right to protest – right? ?

— James R. (@JVR926) December 4, 2022

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What will the criminal referral on January 6 be based on?

Every Trump ally played a role, Jan. 6 committee argues played a role in the alleged overthrow attempt Results of the 2020 presidential election.

With regard to Eastman, the committee claimed his role was to advance a legal theory that would have allowed Vice President Mike Pence to block election certification. That theory was outright rejected by White House counsel and allies of Pence, and was never brought up.

The commission’s charges against Clark were even more dubious. The committee said it was Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania who linked Clark to the Trump White House in December 2020. The testimony of witness Cassidy Hutchinson, a low-level aide to Meadows, claimed that Perry wanted “Mr.” Clark — Mr. Jeff Clark takes over the Department of Justice. “

One CNN reported that Giuliani The “Chief Architect” of the day’s events. Giuliani’s original subpoena said the former New York City mayor was communicating with Trump and members of the House of Representatives “about strategies to delay or overturn the results of the 2020 election.”

The bogus 6th January committee looks really stupid now. Americans finally understand why so many voters felt robbed in the 2020 election. It’s because they are!

— Sango 🇺🇸 (@Sango_Sing_Song) December 4, 2022

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January commission to investigate criminal activity from 2021

While these criminal handovers related to January 6 were just announced, the committee has been looking for any evidence that could establish criminal conduct for some time. As early as December 2021, Commission threatens Mark Meadows Criminal contempt of Congress.

In October 2021, Meadows initially said he would not cooperate with any subpoenas, but reversed course in December, saying he would. Meadows then backtracked again, suing the committee and asking federal court to block the subpoena.

committee also Sets sights on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been around for a while. In January, Thompson wrote to McCarthy asking him to come to the committee voluntarily. McCarthy declined to cooperate and called the committee “illegal.”

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) also received a subpoena, he responded strongly Questioned the “constitutionality and effectiveness” of the committee.

On January 6 the committee responded: pic.twitter.com/zO7nPK72QQ

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) May 25, 2022

However, the Commission on January 6 may have finally attacked them.

Just last week, we reported that McCarthy A letter was written to Thompson instructing the committee to preserve their files. McCarthy’s notice is a good indication that the Jan. 6 committee itself will be the focus of investigations by the incoming Republican-led House in January 2023.

Circus Commission staff on Jan 6 “We all come from prestigious jobs and dropped what we were doing because we were told it was going to be an important fact-finding that would be communicated to the public. But [the committee] Be Cheney’s 2024 Campaign”
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– 🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 (@Real_RobN) December 8, 2022