Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to DOJ on four criminal charges

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The January 6th committee formally accuses Donald Trump of crimes for his role in the insurrection, sending referrals to the Justice Department on four federal charges. We break down the legal threat to Trump as prosecutors must decide whether to indict him. Also, Chief Justice John Roberts has ordered a temporary freeze on plans to end a Trump-era border policy this week. Plus, Harvey Weinstein is convicted of 3 of 7 charges in his Los Angeles sexual assault trial. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:25.6	Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. Happening now, the January 6th Committee formally accuses Donald Trump of
0:37.2	crimes for his role in the insurrection, sending referrals to the Justice
0:41.2	Department on four federal charges.
0:43.6	We're breaking down the legal threat to Trump as prosecutors must decide whether to
0:47.6	indict him.
0:48.6	And we're also getting new information about Trump's political peril with his
0:52.1	2024 White House campaign already
0:54.5	underway. His team sharing new warnings with the former president about his
0:58.5	ongoing fixation with the last election. And breaking news, Chief Justice John Roberts just ordered a temporary freeze on plans
1:06.6	to end a Trump-era border policy this week.
1:09.6	We'll go live to the southern border as we assess how this might impact the growing influx of
1:14.4	migrants from Mexico. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the
1:18.6	world. Wolf Blitzer is off today. I'm Brianna Keeler and you're in the
1:22.4	situation room.
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