Jan. 6 panel argues Trump was involved in ‘criminal conspiracy’ to overturn election
NBCOct 19, 2021
Jan. 6 Committee Claims Evidence Implicates Trump in Criminal Conspiracy
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The Facts
The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riots has said there's evidence to suggest that Trump may have engaged in a 'criminal conspiracy' to try and overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The assertion came in a court filing in a case surrounding the subpoena issued to Trump-aligned lawyer John Eastman.
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
The real conspiracy was the Democrat-led scheme to fraudulently steal the 2020 election from President Trump. Now the Democrat-led "Unselect Committee" is using its power to try and sabotage Trump's re-election bid in 2024.
Left narrative
Eastman's claims to atttorney-client privilege are nothing more than a last-ditch effort to try and conceal the abundant evidence of what was a wide-ranging scheme to overturn the results of a free and fair election. The Select Committee will get to read these emails, and further proof of Trump's crimes will finally emerge.
