January 6 panel’s final report sets out case to try Donald Trump
- The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol published its final report after a nearly 18-month probe
- It delivered a detailed case that former president Donald Trump incited the violence in a failed attempt to hold onto power
The congressional panel probing the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol released its final report late on Thursday, outlining its case that former US president Donald Trump should face criminal charges of inciting the deadly riot.
The House of Representatives Select Committee also made public the transcripts of a number of its interviews and witness testimonies earlier on Thursday and on Wednesday.
The report, which runs to more than 800 pages, is based on nearly 1,200 interviews over 18 months and hundreds of thousands of documents, as well as the rulings of more than 60 federal and state courts.
The report lists 17 specific findings, discusses the legal implications of actions by Trump and some of his associates and includes criminal referrals to the Justice Department of Trump and other individuals, according to an executive summary released earlier this week.
It report also lists legislative recommendations to help avert another such attack.