Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol are set to meet Friday to discuss the details of its final report and to decide on whether to make criminal referrals, possibly for fellow lawmakers.
Committee members will meet with one of the panel’s subcommittees, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin , to discuss its recommendations for any criminal referrals and how to present evidence of obstruction, possible witness tampering, or perjury, according to CNN.Lawmakers will also discuss what to do with five Republican lawmakers who refused to comply with the committee’s subpoenas. That list includes several top GOP lawmakers, including Reps.
Lawmakers could also make criminal referrals for witnesses who have been accused of committing perjury or witness tampering, but only if investigators can make a compelling argument. Members of the committee are set to discuss whether evidence exists of such acts being committed, sources told the outlet.
Should criminal referrals be made, they will be directed to the attorney general, who then decides whether to hand them over to special counsel Jack Smith, according to Thompson. Smith recently took over the DOJ’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6.
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