By Leo Sands BBC News Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Donald Trump holds a rally exterior the White House on 6 January 2021, hours priorto armed protesters stormed the US Capitol The UnitedStates justice department is takingalookat Donald Trump’s actions over tries to reverse the 2020 governmental election results, UnitedStates media report. They state federal districtattorneys have asked witnesses straight about the behaviour of the previous UnitedStates president. So far, they have not opened a criminal examination into Mr Trump himself. Rioters stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021 in an effort to reverse the president’s election defeat by Joe Biden. No previous UnitedStates president has ever been arraigned for criminal conduct. On 6 January 2021, Mr Trump sentout blended signals to those who assaulted the constructing, at some point applauding them – however likewise prompting them to stay tranquil and assistance law enforcement firms. The Department of Justice currently has a criminal examination into what occurred on that day. The reports in the media that witnesses are being questioned about Mr Trump’s function do not mean that federal districtattorneys will choose to pursue criminal charges versus him. The examination is different from the prominent, telecasted Congressional hearings that haveactually taken location over the past coupleof weeks on the exactsame subject – which Mr Trump hasactually characterised as a political witch-hunt. Federal districtattorneys questioned witnesses priorto a grand jury about their discussions with Mr Trump and his inner circle in the months leading up to the 6 January riot, according to the Washington Post, who veryfirst reported this. CBS News states this was lateron confir
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