Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, said Sunday that former President Donald Trump is "politically and morally responsible" for the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, but that the House select committee investigating the assault may face difficulty incriminating him.
His comments come just days after the committee held their first public hearing about the violent insurrection. For nearly a year, the bipartisan group of lawmakers have been conducting interviews with more than 1,000 people to investigate how Trump and his allies contributed to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
"Trump is politically, morally responsible for much of what has happened, but in terms of criminal liability, I think the committee has a long way to go to establish that," Hutchinson said during an interview with Fox News Sunday.
The conservative governor, who has previously criticized Trump for his role in the Capitol riot, added that he believes the Republican Party needs to learn from its failures that day and work to improve.
"Republicans need to do a lot of soul searching as to what is the right thing here and what is the right thing for our democracy in the future," Hutchinson added, "and not simply adhere to the basic instincts of some of our base."
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