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The House choose committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol is planning to release its final report on Dec. 21, panel chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) advised reporters on Wednesday.
Thompson stated the release of the report can be accompanied by a “formal presentation,” however the particulars are nonetheless up within the air.
“There’ll be some form of public presentation, we haven’t decided exactly what that’ll be,” the chairman advised reporters.
Thompson additionally stated the committee will publicly vote on legal referrals on Dec. 21. The announcement got here a day after he advised reporters that the panel has come to a “general agreement” to ahead some legal referrals to the Department of Justice.
The goal of these referrals, nonetheless, stays unsure. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the panel “has determined that referrals to outside entities should be considered as a final part of its work,” however that it “will make decisions about specifics in the days ahead.”
Thompson revealed final month that the committee had created a subcommittee to oversee potential legal referrals and study (*21*) the panel faces, together with lawmakers who defied subpoenas issued by the group.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is main the subcommittee, and Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) are all a part of the group.
“We’re looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses and for general lawlessness where it might not otherwise be obvious,” Raskin stated final month.
“We’re looking at criminal and civil referrals for people who have broken the law and may have escaped scrutiny,” he added.
Thompson’s timeline for the final report and a vote on legal referrals comes because the clock is operating out for the committee, which can dissolve on the finish of the yr with Republicans set to take management of the chamber within the subsequent Congress.
In addition to the final report, Thompson stated the committee’s remaining supplies may also be made out there to the general public. He stated the panel will “provide a method for the public to have access to it.”
The chairman additionally commented on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) request that the panel protect all its paperwork for a GOP assessment of its work. Asked if he would comply with the Republican chief’s ask, Thompson stated he can be handled like another particular person.
“He’s the general public. If he needs entry to it, all he has to do is go surfing. He’ll have it,” he stated.