(ETH) – The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. has not ruled out charging President Donald Trump with the connection of inciting a riot after his supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday according to a report from CNBC.
The report states that U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin stated that the Department of Justice is considering pressing criminal charges against anyone who played a direct role in the riot, which was responsible for delaying the confirmation by Congress of Joe Biden’s election as the next president.
One reporter during a press call accused Trump of calling on his supporters at a rally before the riot to fight for him. Asked if he was eyeing Trump’s role in sparking the chaos, Sherwin said: “I don’t want to sound like a broken record. We’re looking at all actors here.” “Anyone who had a role and where the evidence fits a crime,” he said.
