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Trump Likely to Be Indicted, Will End Life 'Behind Bars,' Congressman Says
Story by Andrew Stanton • 2h ago
Former President Donald Trump will likely be indicted and spend the rest of his life "behind bars," Representative Jamie Raskin said Saturday.
"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.
The DOJ does not have to act upon the referrals, and Trump has not been charged with a crime.
Raskin said Trump's potential prosecution shouldn't be the "be all, end all," adding there is more work needed to push back against "primitive forces of authoritarianism" across the country.
The congressman also pointed to the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who painted a picture of the day of the riot during testimony earlier this year, as the most important piece of evidence revealed by the select committee.