John,
The January 6th Committee just announced, in their final hearing, that they are referring Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution for the following offenses:
1. Obstruction of an official proceeding;
2. Conspiracy to defraud the United States;
3. Conspiracy to make a false statement;
4. Inciting, assisting or aiding/comforting an insurrection.
These criminal referrals are a great step toward justice, but the job isn’t done.
It is clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection against our nation. Under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, he is disqualified from ever holding public office again.
With election deniers set to take control of the House of Representatives in just two weeks, and the likely Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy now the subject of an ethics complaint from the January 6th Committee for his failure to cooperate with the investigation, we know that we can no longer count on Congress to fight for the accountability the American people deserve. But at CREW, we are going to keep doing everything we can to hold Trump and everyone who played a role in the violence of January 6 accountable for their actions—including taking action to bar Trump from serving as president.
Truth and accountability are both vital to the future of our democracy, and it’s essential that we step up our efforts in 2023. Please make a donation to CREW today to make sure we have the ability to hold Trump and other corrupt officials accountable →
On January 11, 2021, just days after the violent insurrection at the Capitol, CREW filed a criminal complaint calling on the FBI and Department of Justice to investigate President Trump for seditious conspiracy over his attempts to stop Congress’s final election count as part of a scheme to prevent the transition of power.
Since then, CREW has taken legal, investigative and policy action to get answers and accountability for Trump, and all those involved in the January 6th insurrection.
The work doesn’t stop with these criminal referrals, John. We’re just getting started.
We need to make sure that job gets done. Please make a donation to CREW today to help our efforts to hold Trump and other elected officials accountable for January 6 →
Thank you,
Team CREW