Trump's Potential Charges and the Republican Divide

Federal prosecutors investigating the January 6th Capitol attack have suggested in a target letter that former President Donald Trump could be charged with violating a civil rights statute, Section 241 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which makes it a crime to conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States. This unexpected inclusion in the letter raises the possibility that Trump could face prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The letter also cited two other statutes, conspiracy to defraud the government and obstruction of an official proceeding, which have been previously discussed in relation to the Jan. 6 investigation.