The most recent January 6 select committee showed that former President Donald Trump called officials from Arizona and Georgia asking them to "find votes" or investigate baseless allegations of voter fraud. Criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president has never been done, but Attorney General Merrick Garland could choose to move forward with the case, which could have significant impacts on the country.
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Jennifer Taub, law professor at Western New England University weighed in on Greater Boston. "If a prosecutor believes they can prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt, then unless there's some major collateral consequence that I don't know about, I think they should bring the case," she said.
There's mounting national interest in what happened on January 6, which could also complicate a decision on whether or not to bring a case against Trump, says former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, Michael Sullivan.
"There are limited circumstances in which the national, international interest might mitigate against pursuing criminal charges," he said.
"We don't know what Merrick Garland has, all we know is what's been testified in front of the January 6 committee and I think we all have to agree, it is clearly one-sided," Sullivan added.
The next hearing is Thursday, June 23, at 3 p.m. They can be heard live on GBH Radio 89.7 or streamed live on GBHNews.org, the PBS NewsHour YouTube and Facebook. GBH WORLD will also air the hearings live on television with repeat broadcasts of the prior day's hearing at 3 a.m. on June 14, 16 and 17. GBH WORLD can be found on Comcast 956; FiOS 473; RCN 94; Cox 807, Charter 181.
Watch: Greater Boston Full Episode: June 21, 2022
