{"id":1988279,"date":"2023-08-01T20:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-house-jan-6-committee-reacts-to-new-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T20:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T00:57:52","slug":"donald-trump-indictment-house-jan-6-committee-reacts-to-new-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-house-jan-6-committee-reacts-to-new-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"House Jan. 6 committee responds to Donald Trump&#8217;s indictment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fdonald-trump-indictment-house-jan-6-committee-reacts-to-new-charges%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=1988279&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--><h2>Former House Committee Members React to Indictment\u2062 of \u200cFormer President \u200bDonald Trump<\/h2>\n<p>Former members \u200cof the Jan. \u20636 House committee have responded \u2062to the recent indictment\u200b of former President Donald Trump.\u2064 The charges \u2062are \u200crelated to alleged efforts \u2064to subvert the \u20642020\u2063 election and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power during \u200dthe Capitol \u200driot.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Chairman Bennie Thompson&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Two years ago, when I chaired the first Select Committee hearing, I was moved by the courageous testimony of four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-house-jan-6-committee-reacts-to-new-charges\/\" title=\"House Jan. 6 committee responds to Donald Trump's indictment.\">brave \u2062police officers<\/a> who came to the defense\u2062 of the Capitol and American democracy on January 6, 2021,&#8221; said Congressman Thompson. He further stated, &#8220;Today\u2019s charges \u200bare consistent with those the Select Committee referred to the Special Counsel last year, and successful prosecutions will \u2062not only bring accountability but\u2062 also help prevent something like January 6 from ever happening again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The congressman emphasized that\u2063 the \u200bfair trials of those responsible will demonstrate \u200cthe \u2063nation&#8217;s commitment to the rule of law and hold accountable those who \u200cattempted to undermine it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Adam Kinzinger&#8217;s Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who served as one\u2064 of two minority members on the committee,\u200d called\u2064 Tuesday\u200d &#8220;the beginning of Justice.&#8221; Kinzinger has\u2064 been a vocal critic of Trump, \u200despecially regarding the Capitol riot.\u2064 He posted on X, &#8220;On the 1\/6 Committee, we uncovered proof that Donald Trump not only knew what was happening at the Capitol, but encouraged it. He is a cancer on our democracy. Today is the beginning of Justice. Nobody is above the law; least of all a president who swore an oath to defend it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, another conservative member\u200d of the committee, has not publicly released a\u200b reaction to the indictment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Rep. Pete Aguilar&#8217;s Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. \u2063Pete Aguilar (D-CA) called the\u2063 attack an\u2064 &#8220;assault on our democracy&#8221; and reiterated that no person is above the law. He posted on X, &#8220;The January 6th Capitol attack was an assault on our democracy, and everyone involved\u200d must be held accountable,\u2062 including Donald \u200cTrump. In our country, nobody is above the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This marks the second \u200bfederal indictment that the former president faces. He is also facing \u200ccharges \u2062in a separate case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-blames-gerald-ford-for-a-possible-trump-pardon\/\" title=\"Joy Behar accuses Gerald Ford of being responsible for a potential Trump pardon.\">including willful retention<\/a>\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-rips-trump-for-doing-the-same-thing-the-obama-administration-did\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Rips Trump For Doing The Same Thing The Obama Administration Did\">national defense information<\/a>, conspiracy \u2064to \u2063obstruct justice, and false\u2062 statements.<\/p>\n<p>The former commander in chief is scheduled \u2062to appear in Washington,\u200b D.C., district court on Thursday for his arraignment. It is expected that he \u2063will plead not guilty\u200c to all four charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE \u2062TO\u2062 READ \u2064MORE FROM THE\u200d WASHINGTON\u200c EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former House committee members responded to the indictment of ex-President Donald Trump for alleged election subversion and Capitol riot disruption. 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