4 key points in the investigation into the assault on the Capitol that could end with an impeachment of Trump

After a year and a half of hearings and more than 1,000 testimonies, the committee investigating the responsibility of the former president donald trump in it assault by his supporters at the beginning of 2021 against the Capitol of the United States delivers its conclusions on Monday.

In a public hearing scheduled for 1:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. GMT), the members of the House committee investigating the events of January 6 of last year will present the eight chapters of their extensive investigation and are expected to recommend a trial.

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Here are some of the main elements of this research:

1.- “Coup attempt”

The Commission, made up of seven Democrats and two Republicanswas commissioned to shed light on the former president’s actions before and during January 6, 2021, when the pillars of American democracy were shaken.

Violent supporters of Donald Trump stand in front of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 before his assault. (AP Photo/José Luis Magaña, File).

The investigation sought to prove that Trump’s rejection of the November 2020 election results was not just a sore loser’s tantrumbut a central part of a careful strategy to challenge the Constitution and retain power.

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Trump was “in the center” of “an attempted coup” said about the facts the head of the committee, the representative Bennie Thompson.

2.- Pressure on the vice president

In a series of high-profile hearings, the Committee assured that it was impossible for Trump to not be aware that he had lost the election to Joe Biden.

His “voter fraud” theories did not convince several members of his own close circle, including a number of advisers, his attorney general and even his own daughter Ivanka, who testified before the committee.

In an attempt to invalidate the presidential election, Trump lobbied election officials, especially in Georgia and Arizona. The commission revealed the extent of this intimidation, inviting several of them to testify in person.

So he republican urged his vice president, Mike Penceto block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory by Congress on that fateful day.

“What the former president was willing to sacrifice – potentially the vice president – to stay in power, is quite shocking,” declared the Democratic member of the panel Pete Aguilar, in one of the hearings.

In this file photo taken on January 6, 2021, US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters near the White House in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP).

3.- Passivity on January 6

Trump called on his supporters to come to Washington on January 6, calling on them to “fight like crazy.”

In the crowd gathered a short distance from the White House, Trump knew some of the protesters were armed and they were potentially dangerous, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said during a hearing in June.

However, Trump tried to join the crowd on his way to Congresswhile trying to wrest the wheel of the presidential vehicle from a Secret Service agent, according to Hutchinson’s explosive testimony.

Then, The former president spent three hours watching the images of the violence unleashed in the Capitol on television without intervening.

The members of the parliamentary committee considered that, at the very least, he incurred in “absolute abandonment of his duty” as commander-in-chief.

In this file photo taken on January 6, 2021, supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol. (SAUL LOEB / AFP).

4.- Recommendation of charges

The committee holds its final public hearing Monday, at which it will recommend charges for the insurrection and issue its final report on Wednesday.

Law experts say Trump could be criminally prosecuted for “obstruction of an official government process” or for a broader charge of “conspiracy to defraud” the government by disturbing the functioning of the institutions.

The decision to bring charges will ultimately rest with Attorney General Merrick Garland, who in mid-November appointed a special prosecutor to independently investigate Trump.

The commission may also make legislative recommendations to protect the election results certification process so that the events of January 6, 2021 do not happen again.

Source: Elcomercio