Trump wants January 6 committee "tried for treason"

(RT) ⸻ Former president Donald Trump has declared that the Democrat-led panel formed to investigate the January 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill should be "tried for fraud and treason" and those imprisoned and being persecuted should be exonerated and released. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently shared 40,000 hours of security camera footage with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which showed Capitol Police peacefully escorting a number of Trump supporters through the Capitol building during the riot. The footage also suggests that a man called Ray Epps lied about leaving the Capitol before violence broke out. The committee's final report declared the riot a "violent insurrection" aimed at "overthrowing our democracy." The committee recommended that Trump be criminally charged with inciting an insurrection attempt, obstructing Congress, and conspiring to defraud the United States, arguing that a speech he gave to the crowd before the riot had instigated the riot. Trump, who is running for office again in 2024, has not been criminally charged, but faces numerous civil lawsuits over his alleged role in fomenting the riot. More than 100 police officers were injured on the day, while four Trump supporters died. Out of more than 950 people charged in connection with the riot, 351 have been sentenced and 192 incarcerated. Around three quarters of those who pleaded guilty did so to misdemeanors.