After a lengthy legal dispute, ex-Vice President Mike Pence testified as a witness to the events surrounding the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. According to media reports, it concerned the role of defeated President Donald Trump in his fans’ uprising. Pence could be a key witness in the Trump case.
The Republican presided over the Senate session to officially approve incumbent President Joe Biden’s election victory on the day the Capitol was stormed, which was interrupted by the attack. He also stood close to Trump at key moments surrounding the attempt to overturn the election. Nothing is known about the content of the investigation. Jack Smith, special counsel for the Justice Department, must determine whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Trump.
In December, the Congressional Commission of Inquiry charged Trump with several crimes and recommended that the Justice Department take action against Trump. However, the recommendations are not binding. Of the allegations made, the rare crime of rioting is said to be the most serious. It is fulfilled under United States law by inciting or participating in rebellion against state authority or law. This is punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to ten years or both. So if Trump is convicted of sedition, he would no longer be allowed to hold political office.
Donald Trump’s legal troubles
But it’s not just the investigation into the Capitol attack that has Trump in legal trouble. It wasn’t until Wednesday that American author Jean Carroll charged him with sex crimes in a civil lawsuit she filed. Trump raped her in the mid-1990s, she said in a New York court.
In another case, also in New York, in which Trump paid hush money to a porn actress, charges have now been filed against the former president. It is the first time that a former president has been brought to trial in a criminal case. Trump’s appearance in court for the charges in early April became a media spectacle.
In addition, the ex-president is under investigation for Trump’s handling of classified government documents. Because he kept classified files in his private possession after leaving the White House and would not release them, even at the request of the authorities, Trump could have been prosecuted.
Source: Krone
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