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A congressional inquiry in Washington has decided it wants a number of criminal charges to be brought against former President Donald Trump. It follows an 18-month investigation into the riot which saw Trump supporters storm Congress on 6 January 2021. The ensuing riot on Capitol Hill interrupted Joe Biden's certification as president on the day, and lives were lost in the process. The Democrat-led committee voted unanimously on four charges to be brought, including that of insurrection. Donald Trump continues to deny any wrongdoing and asserts the inquiry is an attempt to block him from running again as Republican presidential candidate. But will the outcome of this inquiry result in any real prosecution attempt against the former president? The US House Select Committee based in Washington has put forward recommendations in which they believe makes the former president guilty of offences. Dr Lauren A Wright from Princeton University is the author of Star Power: American Democracy In The Age Of Celebrity Candidate. She spoke to Newsday, saying: "There's these four key recommendations that they believe meet the standards for criminal conduct, and though they're not official in any capacity, the mountain of evidence associated with each, I think the hope of the committee is that the DOJ (Department of Justice) will consider that evidence and those recommendations, and take it very seriously." (Photo: US committee investigates the Congress riot. Credit: Al Drago / Getty Images)
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