Donald Trump Should Be Charged With Insurrection or Rebellion to Prevent Him From Holding Office Again - Watergate Prosecutor

Former U.S. President Donald Trump should be charged with rebellion or insurrection to prevent him from holding political office again, according to Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks.

Wine-Banks made an MSNBC appearance on Friday, as reported by Business Insider, wherein she was asked whether she thought Trump would at least be indicted for obstruction of justice.

The Watergate prosecutor then said that one of the "best" crimes to indict the former U.S. president would be rebellion or insurrection, which is an offense under Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Section 2383.

Wine-Banks added that she thinks it would be "horrible not to act on what is now blatantly obvious to anyone who has watched the hearings."

She said that a rebellion or insurrection charge would see the convicted offender barred from "ever holding federal office again," unlike a seditious conspiracy charge.

In addition, Wine-Banks said that Trump could face several other charges based on the testimonies shown during the Jan. 6 hearings.

She mentioned obstruction of Congress, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering and referred to Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony.

Donald Trump Jan. 6 Charges

Former Washington D.C. police officer Michael Fahone said that there is "ample probably cause" to charge Trump with crimes in last year's Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a Huff Post report.

Fahone said in an interview on CNN with Jim Acosta that the rule of law has to mean something but said that he does not have the "highest of hopes" that Trump will be charged.

Fahone was among D.C police officers who were beaten by a mob of Trump supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

He resigned last year after returning to duty following months of treatment for physical and emotional injuries.

Fahone said that if there is probable cause to suggest that Trump committed the crimes, he should be arrested, and the case should be placed before a grand jury.

He added that if the jury indicted Trump, he should be tried.

Aziz Huq, a professor and constitutional law scholar at the University of Chicago Law School, said in a U.S. News report that prosecuting Trump could radicalize even further the movement he is associated with.

On the other hand, he said that failing to hold people at the highest levels accountable for Jan. 6 could delegitimize the democratic institution that was under assault that day.

Jan. 6 Hearings

A Jan. 6 panel member said that more evidence is emerging in the investigation supporting the recent testimony that the former president wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol, as reported by Los Angeles Times.

At least two more hearings are scheduled this month focused on showing how Trump illegally directed a violent mob toward the U.S. Capitol and failed to take quick action to stop the attack.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said that Hutchinson testified under oath, and the panel members found her credible.

Rep. Adam Schiff said in a separate interview that they are following additional leads, which could lead to new testimony.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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