Former US president called on supporters to march on US Capitol and ‘fight like hell’
But since the Capitol attack – in part because of revelations by a House committee investigation and news reports – many legal specialists and commentators have converged on several charges that are particularly likely, especially obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the government.
There have also been signs that prosecutors have explored potential charges involving wire or mail fraud related to Mr Trump’s fundraising efforts in the name of overturning the election results. The House committee that scrutinised January 6th and a federal judge in California who intervened in its inquiry have said that there is evidence that Trump tried to corruptly obstruct Congress’ session to certify Mr Biden’s electoral college victory. Under Section 1512 of Title 18 of the United States Code, such a crime would be punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The committee also cited Mr Trump’s participation in the fake electors scheme as a reason to issue charges, pointing to his effort to strong-arm Mr Pence to cite the existence of slates of electors pledged to Mr Trump in seven states that Mr Biden had actually won as a basis to delay certifying the election. The panel stressed how Mr Trump had been told that there was no truth to his claims of a stolen election, which it said showed his intentions were corrupt.
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters in Washington. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times Subpoenas issued by Smith suggest that he has been scrutinising Mr Trump’s political action committee, Save America PAC. It raised as much as $250 million €222.9 million), telling donors the money was needed to fight election fraud even as Mr Trump had been told repeatedly that there was no evidence to back up those claims.
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