But we begin tonight with former president trump, the january 6th committee making history today for the first time, congress has recommended criminal charges for a former president. the committee voting unanimously to recommend former president trump be charged by the justice department for his actions leading up to and including january 6th. the committee s nearly 18-month investigation, ten public hearings, depositions from more than 1,000 witnesses. tonight, the committee saying, quote, the central cause of january 6th was one man, former president donald trump. summoning supporters to washington, sending them up to march to the capitol, putting his own vice president in harm s recommen trump b charged ffial proceeding, conspiracy to make a false statement, and inciting an insurrection. this is up to the doj whether to charge trump. for the first time today, video testimony from hope hicks, one of the former president s longest and most loyal aides what she said about trump in the