Donald Trump • United States Department of Justice
Introduction
In a statement Sunday, the House Oversight Committee will vote on three separate criminal referrals to the Department of Justice for former President Trump and three others in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Chairman Caroline Maloney announced Sunday. "We will be voting to send a criminal referral to the Department of Justice for four individuals: Donald J. Trump for Incitement of Insurrection; Rudy Giuliani for conspiracy to incite an insurrection and for incitement of an insurrection; Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) for conspiracy to incite an insurrection and for incitement of an insurrection; and Rep. North Carolina)for conspiracy to incite an insurrection and for incitement of an insurrection," she said in a statement."Republicans will have their chance to speak out as well, Maloney added,"I hope members on both sides of the aisle will take [Monday's] vote seriously knowing how important it is that we hold these people accountable."
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will vote Monday whether to send criminal referrals to the Justice Department for former President Trump and three others in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Chairman Caroline Maloney announced Sunday.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will vote Monday whether to send criminal referrals to the Justice Department for former President Trump and three others in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Chairman Caroline Maloney announced Sunday.
The letter states that Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) should be referred for "making false statements" about his role in starting a fight between protesters on one side and U.S. Park Police officers on another during an anti-tax rally held by conservative groups outside House offices earlier this year."
"We will be voting to send a criminal referral to the Department of Justice for four individuals: Donald J. Trump for Incitement of Insurrection; Rudy Giuliani for conspiracy to incite an insurrection and for incitement of an insurrection; Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) for conspiracy to incite an insurrection and for incitement of an insurrection; and Rep. North Carolina) for conspiracy to incite an insurrection and for incitement of an insurrection," the New York Democrat said in a statement.
It's not just the Democrats who are going to be voting on Trump's impeachment. The New York Democrat also referred four Republicans: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep. North Carolina), and Rudy Giuliani for conspiracy to incite an insurrection, as well as Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) for incitement to violence against protesters in Charlottesville last year and Rep.-elect Greg Gianforte (R-MT) who assaulted a reporter when asked about health care legislation during his campaign announcement earlier this week.
Republicans will have their chance to speak out as well, Maloney said, adding she hopes they'll consider the evidence presented before them objectively.
Democrats will have their chance to speak out as well, Maloney said, adding she hopes they'll consider the evidence presented before them objectively.
"I hope that Republicans will take this vote seriously," Maloney said in a statement after the vote on Thursday evening. "Evidence-based policy should be the goal of any administration considering major changes to our nation's gun laws."
"I hope members on both sides of the aisle will take [Monday's] vote seriously, knowing how important it is that we hold these people accountable."
If Democrats have anything to say about it, they're going to hold Trump accountable for his actions.
"We will be voting on Monday to send a criminal referral to the Department of Justice," said Maloney. "I hope members on both sides of the aisle will take [Monday's] vote seriously knowing how important it is that we hold these people accountable."
Democrats want to hold Donny accountable:
Conclusion
The message of the House Oversight and Reform Committee's vote on Monday is clear: Democrats want to hold Donny accountable.
