The committee's decision ramps up pressure on the Justice Department to either prosecute Trump or explain why the referral was declined.
has yet another potential legal threat, and this time his troubles are coming from congressional lawmakers.
Until this week, the decision over criminal referrals remained up in the air as committee members split on whether such a move should be made against Trump. Although a criminal referral is often looked at as symbolic because it carries no legal weight, experts said there is reason for the former president to fear a possible referral.
Former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. Representative Bennie Thompson , a Mississippi Democrat and chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, presides over a hearing on the investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on October 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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