On Monday, former President Donald Trump brushed off the criminal referrals made by the House Committee on the Sixth of January, accusing its members of “double jeopardy.”
In Monday’s public hearing, Trump used the rallying cry “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” to refute the committee’s suggestion that he was responsible for the Capitol incident on January 6 and speculated that the committee was issuing the referrals because it knows he will win in 2024.
“These individuals don’t understand that when they attack me, supporters of liberty flock to my side. I feel fortified by it. In other words, I’m stronger because of my hardships. The people of the United States know that on January 6, I asked for 20,000 troops to avoid violence and afterwards advised everyone to go home via television “In a vitriolic post on Truth Social, Trump made the following declaration.
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Members of the panel have repeatedly accused Trump of dereliction of duty during the incident, citing his tardy response to the looting of the Capitol and his refusal to use force to disperse the mob. During its public hearing this summer, the panel played clips of Trump using less harsh language to quell the riots.
On Monday, the committee released a referral to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution of Trump on four counts of criminal conduct: obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and conspiracy to make a false statement. Furthermore, the panel has decided to refer criminal charges against attorney John Eastman and “others” to the DOJ.
The people know that the Democratic Bureau of Investigation (DBI) wants to stop me from running for president because they know I’ll win, and they know that this whole process of prosecuting me is much like impeachment was — a politicized attempt to sideline me and the Republican Party, Trump said.
After the incident in the Capitol, Trump faced a second impeachment. The Senate voted to exonerate him in the end. Officials from the Department of Justice, who are looking into the disturbance alongside the committee, reportedly asked him pointed questions. Jack Smith, a special counsel chosen by the president, will be in charge of that investigation and the Department of Justice’s probe into the Mar-a-Lago documents.
“The second impeachment hoax, based on the fake charges brought forth by the highly partisan Unselect Committee on January 6th, has already been submitted, prosecuted, and tried. I came out on top in a resounding fashion. What about the concept of double jeopardy? “Mr. Trump elaborated.
A criminal referral is not binding and the DOJ has the final say on whether or not to file charges. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the committee chairman, is optimistic that the DOJ will take this step. In November, Trump officially kicked off his 2024 campaign.
