Jan. 6 committee will make criminal referrals, chair Bennie Thompson says - CBS News

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Congressman Bennie Thompson, president of the House Jan. 6 prime committee, told reporters Tuesday that the sheet volition marque transgression referrals.

"Yes," the Mississippi Democrat said successful effect to a reporter's question connected the topic. He aboriginal said, "We person made decisions connected transgression referrals."

Thompson didn't uncover which witnesses the committee is considering for referrals, and helium indicated that the sheet has not yet finalized the database of individuals it plans to refer. 

He said the committee plans to conscionable aboriginal Tuesday afternoon, and helium expects the transgression referrals to beryllium portion of its discussion.

Thompson besides confirmed that the sheet is examining whether immoderate of the witnesses perjured themselves earlier the committee. The referrals, helium said, would beryllium abstracted from the committee's last study connected the Jan. 6, 2021, battle connected the Capitol and would beryllium contained successful a papers helium sends to the Justice Department.

The panel, however, released a connection aft Thompson's remarks that said did not accidental that transgression referrals from the sheet were a certainty. "The committee has determined that referrals to extracurricular entities should beryllium considered arsenic a last portion of its work," the prime committee said. "The committee volition marque decisions astir specifics successful the days ahead."

Later Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Pete Aguilar, who is besides connected the panel, besides told reporters, "We haven't finalized immoderate decisions yet; our options are connected the table. Referrals to extracurricular agencies are possible."

A day has yet to beryllium announced for the merchandise of the committee's report. Thompson would lone accidental it would beryllium "as soon arsenic possible" arsenic the committee continues to "try to enactment done everything."

As for the question of whether a transgression referral for erstwhile President Donald Trump is inactive nether consideration, Thompson replied to reporters, "Good try."

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.

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