Republican congressman Glenn Grothman says he doesn’t believe former president Donald Trump should be charged for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The January 6 committee has referred Trump to the justice department to face criminal charges, accusing the former president of fomenting an insurrection and conspiring against the government over his attempt to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election, and the bloody attack on the US Capitol. “I don’t think he (Trump) should be charged with anything,” Grothman told AM 1170s Between the Lines program. “Obviously he wanted a rally. He never said anything that I think encouraged people or caused people to expect people to break into the capitol or attack the police.” The committee’s referrals approved by its members on Monday are the first time in American history that Congress has recommended charges against a former president.
