US: January 6 committee argues Donald Trump engaged in 'criminal conspiracy'

Trump sought to delay the certification of the 2020 vote in an effort to "manipulate" results

A US congressional committee tasked with investigating the Capitol insurrection said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and his associates had engaged in a "criminal conspiracy" to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. The filing also said Trump sought to delay the certification of the 2020 vote in an effort to "manipulate" results, Qazet.az reports.

The claim was made in a filing in response to a lawsuit by John Eastman, a lawyer and an adviser of Trump's at the time. Eastman consulted with Trump as the president attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

Eastman is suing in an effort to withhold documents from the January 6 committee.

What is in the filing the January 6 committee submitted?

In a 221-page filing submitted to the US District Court in the Central District of California, the January 6 committee wrote that it "also has a good-faith basis for concluding that the President and members of his Campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States."