A US congressional committee investigating the Capitol rebellion said on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and his allies were involved in a "criminal conspiracy" to prevent Congress from ratifying the 2020 presidential election.
A US House committee says former President Trump was involved in a "criminal conspiracy". The claim underscores Biden's attempt to withhold authentication of the victory.
A US congressional committee investigating the Capitol uprising said on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and his allies were involved in a "criminal conspiracy" to prevent Congress from ratifying the 2020 presidential election. The filing also said Trump sought to delay the certification of the 2020 vote in an attempt to "manipulate" the results.
The claim was made in a filing in response to a lawsuit by John Eastman, a Trump attorney and adviser at the time. Eastman consulted with Trump as the president attempts to reverse the 2020 election.
Eastman is suing in an attempt to withhold documents from the January 6 committee.
What's in the filing to the committee dated January 6?
In a 221-page filing submitted to the US District Court in the Central District of California, the January 6 committee wrote that "there is a good-faith basis to conclude that the president and members of his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy." Are. Betray America."
"The evidence supports a presumption that President Trump and members of his campaign were aware that he did not win enough valid state electoral votes to be declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election during the January 6 joint session of Congress, but The president nonetheless sought to use the vice president to manipulate the results in his favor,'' the filing states.
The January 6 committee filing is the most formal attempt ever to link Trump to a criminal conspiracy.
The filing sought to refute Eastman's claims of attorney-client privilege in its attempt to withhold documents from the January 6 committee.
Why is filing important?
The US Justice Department has charged hundreds of individuals with various crimes for their participation in the US Capitol riots, although it has given no indication of whether it intends to charge Trump.
The committee cannot accuse people of crimes.
Democratic Representative Benny Thompson of Mississippi said in a statement: "The Select Committee is not conducting a criminal investigation."
However, the filing can carry weight as the Justice Department weighs its options.
The filing refers to interviews with several of Trump's senior aides, including former Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Mark Short.