Washington, December 19 (RHC)-- U.S. lawmakers investigating the riot at the United States Capitol last year have recommended filing criminal charges against Donald Trump, accusing the former president of “inciting insurrection."

The January 6 congressional panel voted unanimously during a meeting on Monday to refer four criminal charges against Trump to the Department of Justice, including disrupting an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The Justice Department has the final say on whether to file any charges against Trump, whose efforts to overturn the 2020 election results culminated in the riot, according to the Democratic-led committee.

Trump and his supporters have rejected the panel’s efforts as a partisan witch hunt.