'We're looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses and for general lawlessness where it might not otherwise be obvious,' RepRaskin said of the January6thCmte subcommittee he's leading.
"We're looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses and for general lawlessness where it might not otherwise be obvious," said Rep. Jamie Raskin, head of the subcommittee.The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has created a subcommittee to deal with"outstanding issues," including potential criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel's chair confirmed Thursday.
The subcommittee's other members are Reps. Adam Schiff , Zoe Lofgren , and Liz Cheney , the full panel's vice chair. Thompson noted that"they're all lawyers."that"we're looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses and for general lawlessness where it might not otherwise be obvious."
"We're looking at criminal and civil referrals for people who have broken the law and may have escaped scrutiny," added Raskin, who previously served as the lead manager for former President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment for inciting the Capitol attack with his"Big Lie" about the 2020 election.
Thompson said that"we need to have a decision as to what we do with the members who did not recognize the subpoenas. It's cleaning up every unfinished piece of work for the committee. And that part of it just fit better in some subcommittee. Let them come back and report, and we'll make a decision.","Thompson said the panel will also look at how to respond to the DOJ's request for deposition transcripts and other information.
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