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The Jan. 6 committee will take up criminal referrals against Donald Trump

The referrals will be voted on during a meeting as part of a longer list of recommendations for criminal referrals. Referrals do not carry any legal weight or compel the Justice Department to act.

WEKU

Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee

WASHINGTON — A House select committee could take a rare step and vote Monday to refer fellow members of Congress for ethics investigations, as it wraps up a nearly 18-month investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

What will happen after final meeting of House committee investigating the Capitol riot?

Federal prosecutors will have to decide if they will follow up on the committee’s referrals

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Jan. 6 panel could refer House members to Ethics Committee - Roll Call

A House select committee could take a rare step and vote Monday to refer fellow members of Congress for ethics investigations.

Roll Call

Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes

The Independent UK

"It could very well be": Jan. 6 committee teases new evidence ahead of final hearing

"It could be evidence that we have not shared in the hearings. It could very well be.”

Axios

Criminal referrals could be announced sooner than expected by the Jan. 6 panel

The House select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will vote Monday on plans to issue criminal referrals and other recommendations.

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Jan 6 committee will hold final public meeting and publish report next week, chairman says

House select committee will annnounce any suggested criminal referrals at 19 December meeting

The Independent UK

House Jan. 6 panel to vote next week on potential prosecutions for Capitol attack

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol assault will vote Monday to approve its final report and whether to refer any individuals for prosecution by the Justice Department or other sanctions.

Tribune News Service

Trump among 5 targets as Jan. 6 panel weighs criminal referrals

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee is considering criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump, his chief of staff Mark Meadows and at least three other key allies involved in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee plans Dec. 21 release for final report

Chair Bennie Thompson said there'll be a "formal presentation."

Axios

Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward

WASHINGTON — A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Tuesday honoring Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not without awkwardness.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 committee is likely to make criminal referrals related to Capitol attack

Chair Bennie Thompson said members haven't decided how many referrals to issue. "We have not made a decision as to who," he said, "but we have made decisions that criminal referrals will happen."

WEKU

Jan. 6 House panel will recommend criminal prosecutions, chairman says

WASHINGTON — A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will recommend criminal prosecution for people, possibly including former President Donald Trump, over efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election outcome.

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Jan. 6 House panel will recommend criminal prosecutions, chairman says

WASHINGTON — A House panel will present the Justice Department with evidence that specific people, possibly including former President Donald Trump, committed federal crimes in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, chairman says

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department

Axios

Jan. 6 committee nears criminal referrals

"We have made decisions on criminal referrals," Chair Bennie Thompson told reporters.

The Independent UK

January 6 Committee will make criminal referrals

Comes as time runs out for select committee before new Congress is sworn in

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Roll Call

Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward - Roll Call

Congress honored police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, at a Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol.

WEKU

Jan. 6 panel meets to mull potential criminal referrals for Trump, others

The House Select Jan. 6 panel will wrap up its investigation on Dec. 31. It's now in a race to issue its final recommendations and findings in the coming weeks.

Los Angeles Times

Final Jan. 6 report will be 8 chapters long, out by Christmas, panel chair says

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol says the body of the final report is nearly complete and should be released before Christmas.

The Independent UK

Jan 6 committee staff angry at Liz Cheney for ‘focusing too much on Trump’, report says

Donald Trump says he is not surprised ‘because she is a complete psycho’

Salon

Jan 6 panel created subcommittee for DOJ

"We're looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses," Rep. Jamie Raskin says

Tribune News Service

House Jan. 6 panel appoints members to review criminal referrals

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is pushing to complete its final report for release in early December, with unfinished business that includes whether to recommend criminal charges to prosecutors.

The Guardian - US

January 6 subcommittee to examine criminal referrals it might make to DoJ

Four-member panel focused on whether they have uncovered sufficient evidence that Trump violated civil and criminal statutes

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