The House Select Committee on Jan. 6 has so far requested the Department of Justice bring a charge of criminal contempt against former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon and former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. More such requests are expected as numerous members of Trump’s staff, campaign team, and legal team have refused to provide testimony or documents to the committee. However, according to a story in The New York Times, the committee may soon make requests for other charges—including charges against Trump himself. According to the Times, investigators working with the committee are specifically focused on two other potential crimes. One of these, obstruction of Congress, relates directly to the events on Jan. 6. Over the last three weeks, information released from the select committee has made it clear that there was more to Republicans in the House and Senate moving to object to the counting of electoral votes than just blind loyalty to Trump. Among other things, Republican members of Congress were briefed on a plan by which their objection could help create an excuse to overturn the results of the election. That included a lengthy PowerPoint presentation given to Republicans by conspiracy theorist Phil Waldron. As more information appears, it increasingly looks as if a large number of Republicans were active participants in a unified scheme to overthrow the United States, making obstruction of Congress seem like a mild charge. The other big charge pending is wire fraud—and that’s the one that may be most likely to land on Trump. Read more