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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Ali Harb

January 6: What the criminal referrals against Donald Trump mean

Former President Donald Trump has denied wrongdoing in connection to the January 6 riot and dismissed the committee's findings as a political witch-hunt [File: Stephanie Keith/Reuters]

Washington, DC – For nearly two years, Democrats in the United States have described Donald Trump and far-right Republicans as “insurrectionists“. Now, the congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has formally recommended insurrection charges against the former US president.

The Democratic-led committee revealed the criminal referrals on Monday as it outlined its case against Trump, accusing him of being behind the riot by stoking false election fraud claims and “summoning” his supporters to Washington, DC before they stormed the legislature.

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