US House Select Committee Moves to Recommend Indictment of Trump on Charges of Insurrection in Capitol Riot

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Choi] The U.S. House Select Committee investigating last year's Capitol riot is moving forward with a plan that includes recommending the indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges of insurrection.

According to major U.S. media on the 18th (local time), the committee, whose mandate expires at the end of the year, will hold a vote on the 19th on whether to include in its final report a recommendation to indict former President Trump on charges such as insurrection, obstruction of official proceedings, and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. Among these, the recommendation to indict on insurrection charges is a newly introduced element.

The committee is citing reasons for the necessity of indicting former President Trump on insurrection charges, including a federal court ruling in February that found it plausible that Trump's statements incited the Capitol riot on January 6 last year, as well as the impeachment vote results in the Senate last year, according to the political news outlet Politico.

Previously, the U.S. House passed an impeachment article against former President Trump for inciting insurrection following the Capitol riot last year, but it was rejected in the Senate with only 57 votes in favor, falling short of the two-thirds majority required.

However, the committee's recommendation to indict is a symbolic measure without legal binding power. The New York Times (NYT) stated, "The committee's recommendation against former President Trump does not carry legal weight nor compel the Department of Justice to take specific action, but it sends a strong signal that the congressional committee believes a former president committed certain crimes."

Earlier, thousands of supporters of former President Trump, who refused to accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, stormed the Capitol on January 6 last year to disrupt the certification process of President Biden's election, turning the Capitol into chaos. The U.S. House established the select committee to investigate this incident, and the final report containing the investigation results is scheduled to be released on the 21st.

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