Trump Could Face Prosecution for Inciting Capitol Riot After Leaving Office, D.C. AG Suggests
On 1/11/21 at 4:04 PM EST
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine suggested that President Donald Trump and others who spoke at a January 6 rally before storming of the U.S. Capitol could be prosecuted, although Trump could not face charges until after he leaves office on January 20.
The Justice Department has given mixed messages over whether speakers at the protest event held at the Ellipse could be held accountable for allegedly inciting the mob that broke into the Capitol as Congress met to certify President-elect Joe Biden s win. Critics of the president including some prominent Republican lawmakers have blamed Trump directly for inciting the violence, which left five dead.
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