Is Trump being charged with a crime?
On Monday, the select committee announced in its final public meeting it was recommending at least four criminal charges. The members named several big points, including obstruction of an official proceeding, as well as conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and conspiracy to make a false statement.
What happens after the full report will come down to the federal Justice Department. Punchbowl News first reported that the select committee has already started supplying documents to the Department of Justice’s special counsel Jack Smith. That report was later confirmed by NBC News.
Smith is running the DOJ’s own investigation into Trump and what happened on Jan. 6, though the department has not given any hints for how close they may be to charging Trump of any crime. It could be some time before Attorney General Merrick Garland and his team actually come out with charges, or it could be much sooner than anticipated.
