1/6 select committee chair Bennie Thompson: I'm convinced the Justice Depart will charge Trump

[kpete]

What he's saying: "The committee looked at it long and hard, and from my vantage point, we couldn't do anything except make the referral," Thompson told CNN after the panel's hearing on Monday.

"It was clear in the evaluation of the evidence uncovered by our committee that those actions taken by ... former President Trump, clearly created a problem for this country," he added.

"I'm convinced that now that our committee has released our information, they will take the information that we've shared with them and proceed with the investigation," Thompson added.

"I have no doubt that once the investigation proceeds and is concluded, if the evidence is as we presented it, I'm convinced the Justice Department will charge former President Trump. No one — including a former president — is above the law."

https://www.axios.com/2022/12/19/jan-6-committee-trump-doj-thompson

[mcar]

1. Mr. Chairman did a masterful job

I trust what he says.

[Walleye]

2. I get the feeling that the chairman is not given to hyperbole

[StoolPigeon]

3. And I'm convinced that Bennie Thompson talks to Merrick Garland

He's probably in a better position than we are to speculate on what the DOJ will do.

[brooklynite]

4. Perhaps the Armchair Prosecutors should correct his naivety?

[Kingofalldems]

5. Yep--'Trump always wins' crowd already moving the goal posts.

Now crowing he'll never be convicted.

He will be convicted on multiple counts.


And then there's the rape lawsuit.