Jan. 6 Committee To Vote On Criminal Charges Against Trump

BELIEVE HE SHOULD BE CRIMINALLY CHARGED. THE FIRST EVER SUCH REFERRAL FOR A FORMER PRESIDENT. THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE WILL VOTE TODAY TO RECOMMEND FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR HIS ROLE IN INCITING THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL. THE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE A FINAL PUBLIC PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON WHERE THEY WILL VOTE AFTERNOON WHERE THEY WILL VOTE TO ADOPT THE REPORT THEY SPENT 18 MONTHS COMPILING AND ANNOUNCE REFERRALS TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR CRIMES INCLUDING OBSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING, CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES AND INCITING AN INSURRECTION. >> THIS IS SOMEONE WHO

TRIED TO INTERFERE WITH A JOINT SESSION EVEN INCITING A MOB TO ATTACK THE CAPITOL. IF THAT’S NOT CRIMINAL, THEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS. >> Reporter: COMMITTEE MEMBERS HUDDLING OVER THE WEEKEND TO FINALIZE THEIR PLANS, INCLUDING REFERRING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO DEFIED SUBPOENAS TO THE HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE. >> WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY CAREFUL IN CRAFTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TETHERING THEM TO THE FACTS THAT WE’VE UNCOVERED. >> Reporter: THE REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WHERE SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH OVERSEES AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO MR. TRUMP WILL CARRY NO LEGAL WEIGHT BY HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AS

THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMITTEE’S WORK. SINCE THE FORMATION A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE COMMITTEE OF SEVEN DEMOCRATS AND TWO REPUBLICANS CONDUCTED 1,200 INTERVIEWS, SIFTED THROUGH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THE DOCUMENTS AND ISSUED MORE THAN 100 SUBPOENAS, INCLUDING

ONE TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT, WHO DID NOT RESPOND. THE COMMITTEE HAS LONG ARGUED MR. TRUMP’S ATTEMPTS TO OVERTURN THE ELECTION RESULTS — >> WE FIGHT LIKE HELL AND IF YOU DON’T FIGHT LIKE HELL YOU’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A COUNTRY ANY MORE. >> Reporter: HIS DIRECTING OF A MOB OF SUPPORTERS AT THE CAPITOL HILL ON JANUARY

6th AMOUNTED TO AN ATTEMPTED COUP. MR. TRUMP ON SOCIAL MEDIA SUNDAY ATTACKING THE COMMITTEE AS CORRUPT COWARDS WHO HATE OUR COUNTRY. >> GARRETT, TRUMP’S ALREADY WELL ON THE WAY WITH HIS RACE FOR 2024. ANY WORD ON HOW THIS MAY IMPACTS HIS CANDIDACY? >> Reporter: IT COULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT ABOUT THESE REFERRALS LATER TODAY. THAT’S NOT ALL. A DIFFERENT HOUSE COMMITTEE IS SET TO VOTE LATER THIS WEEK TO PERHAPS RELEASE DONALD TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS TO THE PUBLIC. THEN THIS COMMITTEE RELEASES THE FULL REPORT ON WEDNESDAY. IT AMOUNTS

TO A BLIZZARD OF BAD NEWS FOR A CAMPAIGN THAT HAS NOT YET HELD A PUBLIC EVENT SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT A MONTH AGO AND SEEING SUPPORT SLIP AMONG REPUBLICANS IN PUBLIC POLLING. HODA. >> THANK YOU. >>> OF COURSE, NBC NEWS WILL