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Thanks so much to you for being with us. "ac360" begins now. for the first time ever, ever, in all of history, a bipartisan congressional committee has recommended charging a former u.s. president with crimes against the government he led, including aiding or assisting an insurrection. defiling the constitution, he once swore an oath to defend. im jake tapper. >> and im laura coats. this is a special two-hour, 3sky on what by any measure is a day like no other. we are on the verge of the secon...

Coverage and analysis of the House select committees Jan. 6 hearings.

>> the referral covering four charges including conspiracy to defraud the government, and aiding or assisting an insurrection against is simply without precedent. that is not, all along with making history today, the committee also made news with newly-revealed testimony including this about the former presidents refusal to denounce violence before a january 6th, or show any regret for it afterwards. >> i suggested it several times monday and tuesday, and he refused. >> sure, i did speak to the ...

An historic day on capitol hill, the bipartisan general six committee referring former president trump to the justice department on four criminal charges. inciting, assisting or aiding in insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the united states and conspiracy to make false statements. joined me now is democratic congressman adam schiff of california, a member of the select committee, thank you for being with us. based on the information publicly available, whi...

More than sufficient evidence exists for a criminal referral of former president trump for assisting or aiding and comforting those at the capitol who engaged in a violent attack on the united states. the committee has developed significant evidence that president trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power. >> congressman jamie raskin laying out the charge underlying one of the criminal referrals of donald trump, made to the justice department today, assisting or giving aid and c...

Bipartisan panel voting unanimously to recommend to the department of justice four criminal charges against former president trump and others related to the attack on the capitol. including inciting and aiding in insurrection, accusing the ex-president of intending to disrupt the peaceful transition of power. the committee with no authority of its own to charge laying out the evidence and pillars of its findings in what amounted to closing arguments as it races to complete its work and issue its...

Itself. which repeatedly opposing insurrections and domestic violence, and indeed uses participation in insurrection by officeholders as automatic grounds for disqualification from ever holding public office again at the federal or state level. anyone who incites others to engage in rebelling, assists them in doing so, or gives aid and comfort to those engaged in an insurrection is guilty of a federal crime. the committee believes that more than sufficient evidence exists for a criminal referral...

Report which is released on wednesday, the road map to bring those charges. the charge of assisting an interaction, the obstruction openness feed shall proceeding. conspiracy to make false statements and conspiracy to defraud the united states. just come back to that most serious charge of insurrection, it is aiding or abetting but how difficult is that to prove? abetting but how difficult is that to rove? . ~ , abetting but how difficult is that to rove? . ,, , �* abetting but how difficult i...

Against the u.s. government. >> the committee believes that more than sufficient evidence exists for a criminal referral of former president trump for assisting or aiding and comforting those at the capitol who engaged in a violent attack on the united states. >> reporter: the vote was unanimous. >> those in favor, say aye. >> aye. >> those opposed, no. and the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> so, lets bring in jon karl, live at the capitol tonight. and jon, the justice department is n...

The moment in which a congressional committee voted to approve a report, that holds former president donaldj trump criminally responsible, for the gravest federal offences. lets bring in our north america correspondent anthony zurcher. not to put to fine a point on it, this has never happened before? it hasnt, the idea of aiding and abetting an interaction, that charge is grounded in the us constitution. as jamie raskin said, it is incredibly grave to have this levelled against a former presiden...