Jan. 6 panel refers Trump for criminal prosecution
(19 Dec 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4411680 POOL Washington - 19 December 2022 ++SHOTS SWITCHED AT SOURCE++ 1. Wide, Jan. 6 Committee hearing room, former President Donald Trump on screen HEADLINE TEXT: Jan. 6 panel refers Trump for criminal prosecution. 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Jamie Raskin, (D) Maryland and House Jan. 6 Committee member: "We understand the gravity of each and every referral we are making today, just as we understand the magnitude of the crime against democracy that we describe in our report. But we have gone where the facts and the law lead us, and inescapably, they lead us here. Accordingly, Mr. Chairman, in light of these facts, I ask unanimous consent that the Chairman be directed to transmit to the United States Department of Justice relevant select committee records in furtherance of these criminal referrals." 3. Wide shot of hearing room 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Elaine Luria, (D) Virginia and House Jan. 6 Committee member: "Mr. Chairman, I move that the committee favorably report to the House the Select Committee's final report, which includes the committee's legislative recommendations and criminal referrals of Donald J. Trump and others pursuant to Section 4A of House Resolution 503." 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D) Mississippi and House Jan. 6 Committee chair: "The question is on the motion to favorably report to the House. Those in favor say 'Aye.'" COMMITTEE MEMBERS: "Aye" THOMPSON: "Those opposed, No." (Silence) THOMPSON: "In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The clerk will report the vote." CLERK: "Mr. Chairman, on this vote, there are nine ayes and zero nos." 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D) Mississippi and House Jan. 6 Committee chair: "The motion is agreed to. " 7. Wide of hearing ++STARTS IN PREVIOUS SHOT++ 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D) Mississippi and Jan 6. Committee Chairman: "We have every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a roadmap to justice, and that the agencies and institutions responsible for ensuring justice under the law will use the information we've provided to aid in their work." ++WHITE FLASH++ 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Liz Cheney, (R) Wyoming and Jan 6. Committee Vice-Chair: "January 6th, 2021, was the first time one American president refused his constitutional duty to transfer power peacefully to the next. In our work, over the last 18 months, the Select Committee has recognized our obligation to do everything we can to ensure this never happens again." ++EDIT ENDS ON A SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies, wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection with what lawmakers called a “roadmap to justice." As they cap one of the most exhaustive and aggressive congressional probes in memory, the panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans are recommending criminal charges against Trump and associates who helped him launch a multifaceted pressure campaign to try to overturn his 2020 election loss. The panel also released a lengthy summary of its final report, with findings that Trump engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the election. While a criminal referral is mostly symbolic, with the Justice Department ultimately deciding whether to prosecute Trump or others, it is a decisive end to a probe that had an almost singular focus from the start. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
