Referrals from the select committee are not binding on the DOJ, but could add to public pressure to prosecute Donald Trump and other coup-plotters.
WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee commenced its final meeting Monday to approve criminal referrals against former Presidentand others to the Department of Justice, likely adding to public pressure to prosecute Trump for his attempted coup.
The referrals, unlike the committee’s contempt of Congress recommendations, do not need the approval of the full House. Like the contempt referrals, they cannot force prosecutors to charge or even start an investigation against anyone. Publicly known subpoenas and witness appearances, though, suggest that Trump and anyone else likely to be referred by the committee are already under active criminal investigation.
Tear gas is fired at supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.The Jan. 6 committee was created in late spring 2021 after Trump’s supporters in Congress, including House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, killed an attempt to form a bipartisan independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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