The January 6 Committee will make more criminal referrals to the Justice Department, Chairman Bennie Thompson said on Tuesday.
Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson said the committee has not made any specific decisions about any particular person.
Additionally the committee has not voted yet on who or what for but that it is just a tactic they will use.
Chairman Thompson tells us that the select committee has *not* made any specific decisions about whether any particular person will be criminally referred to DOJ. The committee has generally agreed that it’s a tactic they will use, but no vote yet on who or for what.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 6, 2022
CNN reported:
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday.
Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, said the committee has not narrowed down the universe of individuals who may be referred.
Asked whether Thompson believed any witnesses perjured themselves, he said, “that’s part of the discussion.”
When the panel makes referrals, Thompson said it will be a separate document from the panel’s final report that will be sent to DOJ.
The committee is expected to meet later Tuesday.
A source tells CNN the criminal referrals the January 6 committee will ultimately be making “will be focused on the main organizers and leaders of the attacks.”
A subcommittee of members was tasked with providing options to the full committee about how to present evidence of possible obstruction, possible perjury and possible witness tampering as well as potential criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, according to multiple sources familiar with the committee’s work.
