The January 6 committee says it has evidence showing Trump committed crimes including obstruction and fraud while trying to overturn the election

According to a new court filing, the House select committee believes that former President Donald Trump violated several laws when he tried to overturn the 2020 election results.

The evidence gathered so far suggests that Trump tried to obstruct an official proceeding, colluded to defraud the United States, and engaged in common law fraud.

The Thursday filing does not charge Trump with a crime. As part of the January 6 committee's ongoing legal battle with the former law professor and Trump legal advisor John Eastman who has made broad claims of privilege while refusing to cooperate with the panel's investigation, it came as a result. The committee made a filing in opposition to the claims.

Six judges have addressed the applicability of the relevant statute to the defendants charged in connection with the January 6th attack on the Capitol, according to the filing.

The filing said that each has refused to dismiss charges under that section because they concluded that Congress's proceeding to count the electoral votes on January 6th was an official proceeding.

The committee believes that Trump and members of his campaign engaged in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States.

To prove a violation, prosecutors must show that the defendants entered into an agreement to obstruct a lawful function of the government and that a member of the conspiracy did the same.

The agreement can be inferred from the conduct of the conspirators in furtherance of their common objectives, according to the filing.

A federal judge ruled last week that Trump can be sued over the Capitol riot, noting that his actions in the days and hours preceding the riot could be seen as a call for collective action.

The essence of a civil conspiracy is what Judge Mehta said in his ruling.

The evidence supports an inference that Trump and his allies entered into an agreement to defraud the US by interfering with the election certification process.

It pointed out that the vice president does not have the authority to reject slates of electors from battleground states.

The court filing references Mehta&s ruling last month in which he said it was "plausible" to conclude that Trump entered into a conspiracy with some of the rioters on January 6.

The document said that Trump and members of his campaign engaged in common law fraud in order to subvert the 2020 election results.

Common law fraud is defined in Washington, DC as a false representation made with knowledge of its falsity.

The filing pointed to a number of false statements and conspiracy theories that Trump made about voter and election fraud.

The filing said that the evidence supports a good-faith inference that the President did so with knowledge of the false statements and an intent to deceive his audience.

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