Trump has been largely silent since leaving the White House last month, and his silence is partly related to the concerns.
“He’s worried about it,” one adviser close to Trump told CNN.
In his speech declaring his acquittal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly implied that the legal process should address Trump’s role in the uprising, after which he said the former president was ‘practically and morally responsible’. Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican no. 3, who was facing a setback because his right to vote was charged, said the same.
According to the acting U.S. attorney in Washington, CNN previously reported that federal investigators could look at everyone involved in the unrest at the U.S. Capitol, including the role Trump played in attracting the crowd.
Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin asked a reporter directly in January whether investigators had said about the role Trump played during the protest: “We look at all the actors here and everyone who played a role, and if the evidence matches the elements of the crime, they will be charged. ‘