In a now mega-viral tweet with over 270,000 likes, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) tweeted last night that the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., “is now under criminal investigation in the District of Columbia”:
Donald Trump Jr. is now under criminal investigation in the District of Columbia.
Keep the pressure on every single person who incited the violent attack on the Capitol.
— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem_jeffries) January 12, 2021
He didn’t link to any source to back up his allegation, but we have seen reports that the D.C. attorney general is considering possible charges against a number of speakers at the Save America rally on January 6:
D.C. attorney general considers possible riot incitement charges against Trump Jr., Giuliani https://t.co/PKkkRBAMnz
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 11, 2021
From CNBC:
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The District of Columbia’s attorney general said Monday that he is looking at whether to charge Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks with inciting the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol last week by a horde of President Donald Trump’s supporters.
In related news, Jeff Rosen, the new acting U.S. Attorney General, posted a video to YouTube last night warning protesters that “any attempts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power on January 20th” will not be tolerated:
In a three-and-a-half minute video posted on YouTube, acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen warned anyone seeking to disrupt the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden that authorities will take swift action in response https://t.co/YlQWofxefq
— POLITICO (@politico) January 13, 2021
Watch:
BREAKING: Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen takes to YouTube just as president is removed from it. In 1st on camera appearance since Capitol riot, Rosen vows 'no tolerance whatsoever' for violence and other criminality at Biden inauguration. Video; https://t.co/P19PwFvGEU
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) January 13, 2021
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