According to news reports, the U.S. Department of Justice has referred President Donald Trump for criminal prosecution on four counts. The charges include obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit obstructing justice, and two counts of perjury.
The referral came after a report from special counsel Robert Mueller alleging that Trump attempted to obstruct justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey in May 2017. The president also lied during testimony before Congress in June 2017 when he said he did not know about a meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign.
Trump’s lawyer, Jay Sekulow, responded to the news by saying that there is “no evidence” that any crime was committed and that any investigation would be politically motivated.”
The US Congress has unanimously voted to refer President Donald Trump to the justice department for criminal prosecution on four counts.
The committee will now ask the justice department to investigate him for obstruction of justice, interfering with investigations, making false statements, and misleading Congress.
In a statement, they said that they were “not convinced” by Mr. Trump’s claim that he had been exonerated and therefore felt it was necessary to refer him to a grand jury.
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted unanimously on January 6 to refer former President Donald Trump to the justice department for criminal prosecution.
The committee’s vote came after a historic announcement from the committee’s chairman, Jerry Nadler (D-NY).
The committee is investigating Trump for obstruction of justice, and Nadler said that he wanted to move forward with criminal charges against Trump as soon as possible.
In his opening remarks, Nadler thanked members of his staff who had worked on the investigation during their time in office. He also thanked Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election. He went on to say that he hoped Mueller would testify before his committee again, but he did not commit to holding another hearing.
Donald Trump was referred to the Department of Justice by a special prosecutor on four counts of obstruction of justice, following the Constitution. The referrals were largely symbolic, as attorney general Merrick Garland will make his own decision on charges at the
conclusion of the justice department’s own investigations, headed by special prosecutor Jack Smith.
The allegations against Mr. Trump were first made by several former associates who said he had asked them to conceal information from investigators or to lie about it. Mr. Trump has denied all such claims, but in light of recent revelations about his campaign’s ties to Russia and other foreign powers, Mr. Garland may be inclined to pursue them beyond their initial scope of inquiry.
Author: Amaury Abreu
