Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, served on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The panel spent months probing Trump’s role in the insurrection, which saw a mob of Trump supporters, allegedly motivated by his unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud, violently protest in a failed attempt to force Congress to block the certification of President Joe Biden‘s Electoral College win.
Raskin reflected about the significance of the report and said he “really would be surprised” if Attorney General Merrick Garland did not indict Trump for his alleged role in the riot, adding that “it’s so clear” that the ex-president intended to “interfere” with the election certification.
“I do think it’s very, very important that we establish that it’s not just foot soldiers, but kingpins who are prosecuted,” Raskin said. “And it’s just wrong to send hundreds of foot soldiers to jail and leave the very clear kingpin unprosecuted.”
He added that Trump could spend the rest of the life in prison if he’s convicted on January 6 charges.
“There’s just deep culpability from the very beginning in everything that Donald Trump did. I’m very serious about him facing the consequences and paying for the cost of his action,” Raskin said. “He could spend the remaining days of his misanthropic life behind bars, presumably with Secret Service agents.”
Raskin added that he believes the panel was “cautious and conservative” in the criminal referrals against Trump. Those charges included: inciting an insurrection, obstruction of Congress, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and conspiracy to make a false statement.
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