John,
The January 6th Select Committee just voted to subpoena Donald Trump.
This is a big deal.
But one thing is already crystal clear: the Department of Justice must bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for his role in the January 6th insurrection.
Trump should testify. But we don’t need his testimony to know that his attacks on our democracy were not just outrageous—they were criminal.
The Committee’s work has already helped make the case that Trump committed multiple serious crimes. There is overwhelming evidence that Trump participated in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstructed an official proceeding of Congress, among other potential offenses.
Today’s hearing made it even clearer: Trump reportedly admitted privately—on many occasions—that he had lost the election. The fact that he continued to advance the Big Lie despite knowing he lost is evidence of his intent to obstruct the certification of the election and defraud the United States.
It’s hard to keep track of all the damning evidence. Trump knew his supporters were armed. He planned, days ahead, to urge them to march to the Capitol. He continued pressuring Mike Pence and multiple state officials to participate in his corrupt and illegal efforts to attempt to overturn the election, despite knowing that he had lost the election.
But you don’t need to know every detail to know one important truth: Donald Trump needs to face criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
And at CREW, we’ll keep helping to build the case and call for accountability, for as long as it takes. Two days before the insurrection, we filed a criminal complaint about Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, in connection with his call to the Georgia Secretary of State. We’ve been in this fight for a long time, and we’re not backing down anytime soon.
Thank you,
Noah Bookbinder
President, CREW
