U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus response during a meeting with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
The 1/6 Committee is looking at whether Trump and Republicans committed wire fraud and obstruction of Congress.
According to people briefed on their efforts, investigators for the committee are looking into whether a range of crimes were committed, including two in particular: whether there was wire fraud by Republicans who raised millions of dollars off assertions that the election was stolen, despite knowing the claims were not true; and whether Mr. Trump and his allies obstructed Congress by trying to stop the certification of electoral votes.
It is not clear what, if any, new evidence the committee has that might support a criminal referral, when and how it will determine whether to pursue that option and whether the committee could produce a case strong enough to hold up against inevitable accusations that it acted in a partisan manner.
The 1/6 Committee can’t file criminal charges, but a criminal referral of Donald Trump, members of his administration, or Republicans in Congress to the DOJ would be a political earthquake.
The Justice Department would have to investigate Trump in those circumstances and would be forced to finally confront the possibility of indicting the former president and members of his party.
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