US Capitol riot panel recommends charging Trump with insurrection, obstruction

The request is non-binding, but may increase pressure on prosecutors, who are carrying out multiple investigations of Trump, to act.

Slamming Trump for summoning the mob to the Capitol nearly two years ago, Thompson also criticized the former president for undermining faith in the democratic system. Picture: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File

A US House of Representatives panel on Monday asked federal prosecutors to charge Donald Trump with obstruction and insurrection for his role in sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.

The Democratic-led select committee asked the Justice Department to bring charges against the Republican former president, including obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, conspiracy to defraud the United States and insurrection.