To the House committee, investigating the January 6th
insurrection.
Laying out a potential criminal case against former President
Trump for the first time.
Our congressional correspondent, Rachel Scott,
joins us with more.
Rachel, good morning to you.
TJ, good morning.
Yes, the House committee investigating January 6
says, they may have evidence to show
that Donald Trump broke the law in his efforts
to overturn the 2020 election.
This is the first time that lawmakers
are outlining a possible criminal case
against the former President.
They say they now have enough evidence
to show that Trump and conservative lawyer John
Eastman may have engaged in a conspiracy plot
to quote, "defraud the American people
and prevent Congress from certifying
the election for Joe Biden."
All of this comes as the committee
is fighting for Eastman to turn over emails and documents.
He has refused to fully comply with their subpoena.
And as of this morning, he is still citing
attorney-client privilege.
Now, lawmakers do have the power to investigate,
but they don't have the power to formally
charge the former President.
They are now asking a federal judge
to step in to help gain some of these documents
and then after their investigation is complete,
they can make a referral over to the Justice Department
on whether or not the former President
should be prosecuted, TJ.
But tell us there is word of a plea deal with someone
who is charged in connection with the January 6th riot.
Yeah, this is 34-year-old, Joshua James, the first
to plead guilty in sedition.
He's one of 11 that actually be charged in a conspiracy
plot against the US government.
As I said, he has now pled guilty
and faces up to 40 years in prison, TJ.
All right, Rachel for us this morning.
Thank you, as always.