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Jan. 6 Committee Will Make Criminal Referrals to DOJ
Chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters on Tuesday that referrals will be made, but didn’t name the individuals they think should be charged
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Jan. 6 Committee Says a Trump Criminal Referral Is Still on the Table
Liz Cheney and others are pushing back on Chairman Bennie Thompson's claim that the committee is only going to "tell the facts"
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Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Spoken to Former Trump AG Bill Barr, Chair Says
The committee is investigating a Trump administration plot to seize voting machines after the 2020 election
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Michael Flynn Is the Latest Trump Ally to Sue the Jan. 6 Committee
The committee wants to speak to the disgraced former national security advisor about an Oval Office meeting about overturning the election that allegedly took place in Dec. 2020
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Mark Meadows Discussed a 'Direct and Collateral Attack' Plan to Overturn Election Results, Committee Says
The committee investigating Jan. 6 wrote in a letter that it has no choice but to advance contempt proceedings against Trump's former chief of staff
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Jan. 6 Committee Announces It Will Hold Mark Meadows in Contempt if He Bails on Wednesday Deposition
The former chief of staff just last week reached agreement to cooperate with the committee but has now reversed himself
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Trump Loyalist Mark Meadows Now Cooperating with Committee Investigating Jan. 6, Chair Says
Trump's former chief of staff "has produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition," Chair Bennie Thompson said
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'Nobody's Off-Limits,' Including Trump, Jan. 6 Chair Says of Subpoenas
"If the evidence leads to former President Trump or anyone else, the committee is not reticent on pushing back on it. We will go forward with it," said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
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Bannon Isn't Complying With His Jan. 6th Subpoena. Will Democrats Actually Do Something About It?
The Select Committee said it will "swiftly consider advancing a criminal contempt of Congress referral" for any witness who defies a lawful subpoena
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Jan. 6 Chair Threatens 'Criminal Referrals' for Witnesses Who Don’t Comply
The committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has already issued subpoenas to Trump allies and "Stop the Steal" organizers, and the chair says to expect more subpoenas soon
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