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Politics
Igor Derysh

House panel to DOJ: Trump did the crime!

Merrick Garland and Donald Trump Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said in a court filing Wednesday that evidence suggests that former President Donald Trump and his allies may have "engaged in a criminal conspiracy" in their effort to overturn his election loss.

The committee told a California federal court that Trump "may have engaged in criminal acts" in his effort to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the election.

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