Jan. 6 Committee Votes to Refer Trump to Justice Department for Criminal Charges.

The investigation focused on the former president's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election WASHINGTON - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol voted to refer former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department for four potential criminal charges, culminating its 18-month probe. Over nine previous public hearings this year, the committee laid out its case that Mr. Trump launched a campaign to reverse the election results and, in his efforts, summoned supporters to Washington and incited them to storm the Capitol. [Extracted from the article]

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