Trump's criminal case is referred by a committee on January 6th.

On Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on December 19, 2022, the members of the US House Select Committee looking into the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol sit next to a video of former US President Donald Trump discussing the results of the 2020 US Presidential election.

The House Select Committee looking into the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, decided Monday to recommend that former President Donald Trump be charged with four offenses linked to his attempt to rig the election to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.

Trump is referred for prosecution by a committee on January 6th.

The four criminal referrals include inciting an uprising, conspiring to defraud the US, obstructing an official action, and conspiring to make false statements.

Although the action has no legal significance, it is the first time in US history that Congress has referred a former president in this manner.

The executive summary of the committee's 18-month investigation's key findings, which was made public after its Monday meeting, alleges that Trump allegedly spread false claims of fraud in the 2020 election, inciting his supporters to violence on January 6.

Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, said, "We have gone where the facts and the law lead us, and inescapably, they lead us here. We understand the gravity of each and every referral we are making today, just as we understand the magnitude of the crime against democracy that we describe in our report.

The group also recommended that the Justice Department look into the acts of Mark Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, as well as attorneys Rudolph Giuliani, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, and Kenneth Chesebro. If federal prosecutors decide to press the charges, they could result in significant jail terms.

The committee showed fresh tape of an October interview with Hope Hicks, a seasoned Trump aide, during which she discussed futile attempts to get him to temper his election-related rhetoric.

She stated in a video clip that she grew more worried about Trump's election-related lies after the vote because they were harming his reputation. If I lose, nobody would care about my legacy, Trump had already told Hicks. The only thing that matters is winning, therefore that won't matter.

Additionally, the committee showed correspondence between Hicks and Hogan Gidley, another Trump aide, on the day of the incident on January 6.

Gidley wrote in a message, "Hey. I know you're seeing this. But he really should tweet something about Being NON-violent."

Hicks answered, "I'm not here. He rejected my numerous suggestions on Monday and Tuesday.

Mississippi Democratic Party Chair Bennie Thompson claimed that the criminal justice system can establish accountability. The work of this group, in the words of Thompson, "will help establish a roadmap to justice."

The committee also decided to approve its final report, which would contain conclusions, transcripts of interviews, and legislative suggestions, by a 9-0 majority. On Wednesday, the whole report is anticipated to be made public.

Since it was established in July 2021, the committee has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, held 10 public hearings, and gathered more than a million documents. It will be disbanded on January 3 with the incoming Republican-controlled House.

In addition, the committee is reporting four House members to the Ethics Committee for disobeying its subpoenas.

All evidence and deposition transcripts will be made public, according to the committee members' agreement. The majority of "non-sensitive" materials would be published by the end of 2022, according to Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.).