The January 6th Report: Recommendations (Conclusion)
Government Unfiltered
Dan Williams
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🗓️ 11 May 2023
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Summary
The report concludes with a set of 11 recommendations by the committee. This section describes recommended legislation, the need for accountability, the designation of the joint session of Congress as a National Special Security Event, and clarity on the authority of the House to enforce its subpoenas through civil litigation. The recommendations also suggest enhancing penalties for threats against election workers, exploring the role of the media in radicalizing consumers, and consideration of risks posed regarding President Trump's possible use of the Insurrection Act.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a reading of the December 22nd, 2022 final report from the select committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the United |
| 0:16.2 | States Capitol. |
| 0:21.0 | Recommendations |
| 0:26.0 | 1. Electoral Count Act |
| 0:29.0 | As our report describes, Donald J. Trump, John Eastman and others |
| 0:32.0 | corruptly attempted to violate the Electoral Count Act of |
| 0:35.4 | 1887 in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. |
| 0:41.3 | To deter other future attempts to overturn presidential elections, the House of Representatives |
| 0:46.6 | has passed H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act, and the Senate should act promptly to send a bill with these principles to the President. |
| 0:58.0 | H.R. 8873 reaffirms that a Vice President has no authority or discretion to reject an official electoral |
| 1:06.0 | slate submitted by the governor of a state. |
| 1:09.7 | It also reforms Congress's counting rules to help ensure that objections in the joint session |
| 1:15.2 | conform to Congress's narrow constitutional role under Article II and the 12th Amendment. It provides that presidential candidates may sue in federal court |
| 1:26.0 | to ensure that Congress receives the state's lawful certification |
| 1:30.0 | and leaves no doubt that the manner for selecting presidential electors |
| 1:34.2 | cannot be changed retroactively after the election is over. |
| 1:38.2 | 2. Accountability |
| 1:42.1 | The select committee has made 2. Accountability |
| 1:48.0 | The select committee has made criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, and both the Department of Justice and other prosecutorial authorities will now make their determinations on whether to prosecute individuals |
| 1:55.5 | involved in the events resulting in an attack on the United States Congress on January 6, |
| 2:01.2 | 2021. |
| 2:03.2 | Additional steps may also be appropriate to ensure criminal or civil accountability |
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