January 6 committee to use last meeting to refer Trump to justice department

A view of the Capitol on 6 January 2021. The House January 6 select committee will hold its final meeting on Monday. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

The House January 6 select committee plans at its final meeting on Monday to refer Donald Trump and top advisers to the justice department for criminal conduct connected to the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and release the executive summary of its final report.

The panel is expected to take several conclusive steps at the meeting, announced for 1pm, including outlining its investigative findings and legislative recommendations, voting to formally adopt the report, and then voting to issue criminal and civil referrals.