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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Bowden

Top Jan 6 committee investigator says former Trump aides could be charged

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Members of the January 6 committee were unable to secure all the evidence and testimony they had hoped to acquire but saw reason to believe that other top aides to Donald Trump should face criminal charges not recommended by the committee in its final sessions, an investigator for the now-defunct panel says.

In an interview with The New York Times published Sunday, the panel’s lead investigator Timothy Heaphy said that other top aides to Mr Trump who were not targeted in referrals to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution could face criminal charges stemming from the January 6 attack.

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