A US congressional inquiry into last year's Capitol riot says ex-President Donald Trump should face criminal charges, including insurrection.

The Democratic-led committee voted unanimously for the justice department to prosecute Mr Trump.

The panel also aired a new clip of former Trump aide Hope Hicks on his refusal to admit election defeat.

Trump supporters stormed Congress on 6 January 2021, interrupting Joe Biden's certification as president.

Mr Trump, who denies any wrongdoing, released a statement slamming the panel as a "kangaroo court".

After spending around 18 months investigating the riot, the House of Representatives select committee recommended at their final meeting on Monday that Mr Trump face four charges:

• Inciting, assisting, aiding or comforting an insurrection

• Obstruction of an official proceeding

• Conspiracy to defraud the United States

• Conspiracy to make a false statement

The justice department - whose prosecutors are already considering whether to charge Mr Trump - does not have to follow a congressional committee's referral.

While the committee's actions are mostly symbolic, the chairman described the proposed charges as a "roadmap to justice".

A justice department spokesman declined to comment on Monday about the referral.

"An insurrection is a rebellion against the authority of the United States," said congressman Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who serves on the committee.

"It is a grave federal offence, anchored in the Constitution itself."

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