REPORT ON EFFORTS TO INTERFERE WITH THE LAWFUL TRANSFER OF POWER FOLLOWING THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OR THE CERTIFICATION OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE HELD ON JANUARY 6, 2021
Commentary:
TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME ONE: THE ELECTION CASE..................................................................................... 1 I. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION..................................................................... 2 II. THE LAW ......................................................................................................................... 33 III. F. THE PRINCIPLES OF FEDERAL PROSECUTION ...................................................... 68 A. B. C. D. E. Mr. Trump's Pressure on State Officials ................................................................. 8 Mr. Trump's Fraudulent Elector Plan .................................................................... 11 Mr. Trump's Misuse of Official Power Through the Justice Department.. ........... 16 Mr. Trump's Pressure on the Vice President......................................................... 20 Mr. Trump's Supporters Attack the United States Capitol.................................... 23 A. B. C. D. E. Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371) ................................ 34 Obstruction and Conspiracy to Obstruct (18 U.S.C. § 1512(k) and (c)(2)) .......... 45 Conspiracy Against Rights (18 U.S.C. § 241) ...................................................... 49 Defenses ................................................................................................................ 53 Other Charges ....................................................................................................... 61 Co-Conspirator Liability ....................................................................................... 67 A. Prosecuting Mr. Trump Served Multiple Substantial Federal Interests ................ 69 1. The substantial federal interest in protecting the integrity of the electoral process and the peaceful transfer of power was served by Mr. Trump's prosecution........................................................................... 69 2. The substantial federal interest in counting every citizen's vote was served by Mr. Trump's prosecution.......................................................... 74 3. The substantial federal interest in protecting election officials and other government officials from violence was served by Mr. Trump's prosecution................................................................................. 75 4. The substantial federal interest in the evenhanded administration of the law was served by Mr. Trump's prosecution....................................... 83 IV. B. Mr. Trump Was Not Subject to Effective Prosecution in Another Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................ 87 C. There Was No Adequate Non-Criminal Alternative to Prosecution ..................... 88 D. Mr. Trump's Conduct Had No Historical Analogue ............................................. 90
