{"id":1132567,"date":"2021-12-19T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T22:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132567"},"modified":"2021-12-19T17:35:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T22:35:03","slug":"kinzinger-doj-needs-to-look-into-charging-trump-a-former-president-is-not-untouchable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kinzinger-doj-needs-to-look-into-charging-trump-a-former-president-is-not-untouchable\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinzinger: DOJ Needs to Look into Charging Trump &#8212; A Former President Is &#039;Not Untouchable&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkinzinger-doj-needs-to-look-into-charging-trump-a-former-president-is-not-untouchable%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Kinzinger-640x335-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d the&nbsp;Department of Justice should investigate former President Donald Trump for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6.<\/p>\n<p>During a congressional hearing, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said, \u201cMr. Meadows\u2019 testimony will bear on another key question before this committee. Did Donald Trump, through action or inaction, corruptly seek to obstruct or impede Congress\u2019 official proceedings to count electoral votes?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Guest host Jon Karl asked, \u201cI know Congress doesn\u2019t have the power to prosecute. That\u2019s the Justice Department. But what Congresswoman Cheney just described there is a crime under the U.S. Criminal Code. It is a crime to obstruct the official proceedings of Congress. Is she there sending a message, and are you sending a message that the Justice Department should be prosecuting not just those that broke into the building on January 6, but should be prosecuting Donald Trump himself or at least investigating that possibility?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Kinzinger said, \u201cI think investigating that possibility for sure. You know, Congress, I think in this case our committee is getting more information than law enforcement agencies and DOJ because we have had the power and the ability to get that done. So whatever information we get will be public record and the DOJ should take a look. Particularly if there\u2019s criminal charges to be filed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAgain, the big thing is as bad as it was on January 6. There\u2019s really nothing in place to stop another one from happening again. If somebody broke the law, it is so essential that we send the message that you are not untouchable as president, you\u2019re not untouchable as a former president, so just go and do your job honorably. I think that\u2019s the only way self-governance survives in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Pam Key on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pamkeyNEN\">@pamkeyNEN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d the\u00a0Department of Justice should investigate former President Donald Trump for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6. 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