State representative Mike Nearman was charged with official misconduct and criminal trespass over December 2020 incident

Prosecutors have levelled two criminal charges against a Republican member of the Oregon house of representatives who let far-right rioters into the state capitol in December.

Related: Oregon Republican party falsely suggests US Capitol attack was a ‘false flag’

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