The US House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riots is preparing to vote on urging the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, according to US media reports.
The charges proposed for Mr Trump include insurrection, Politico reported on Friday, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter.
The committee, made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, will vote on its report and criminal referrals on Monday.
While the congressional panel cannot bring legal charges against Mr Trump, it can decide to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department, should members choose.
A referral does not necessarily mean that the Justice Department, which is conducting its own investigation of the riot, will decide to file charges.
The committee is investigating the storming of the US Capitol building which saw thousands of Trump supporters descend on Congress on 6 January 2021 in a failed bid to overturn then-President Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
Five people including a police officer died during or shortly after the riot and more than 140 police officers were injured.
The attack sent politicians fleeing for their lives as people smashed windows.
