'If we fail to criminally prosecute Trump,' warned Rep. BillPascrell, 'we will march this country inexorably down the path of fascism.'
is directly investigating Donald Trump's actions as part of a criminal probe into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, news welcomed by lawmakers and watchdogs who havereported
late Tuesday that"prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury—including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence—have asked in recent days about conversations with Trump, his lawyers, and others in his inner circle who sought to substitute Trump allies for certified electors from some states Joe Biden won."
"The prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings Trump led in December 2020 and January 2021; his pressure campaign on Pence to overturn the election; and what instructions Trump gave his lawyers and advisers about fake electors and sending electors back to the states," thecontinued, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Headed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, the DOJ has been investigating the January 6, 2021 attack for months, and so far it hasmore than 840 people over their roles in the violent effort to subvert the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory. Prior to the House January 6 committee's hearings—which offered new evidence of Trump's central role in the Capitol attack and made the case that the mob assault was part of a
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