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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
Mon Oct 4, 2021, 11:29 PM Oct 2021

In case you missed it (I did): Jan. 6 panel will issue 'criminal referrals' for subpoena defiers [View all]

The committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election will issue “criminal referrals” to witnesses who refuse to obey subpoena deadlines, Chair Bennie Thompson said Friday.

“The committee will probably for those who don’t agree to come in voluntarily, we’ll do criminal referrals and let that process work out,” Thompson told reporters at the Capitol.

In a brief interview, he said the panel had on Friday begun interviewing people who volunteered to cooperate with the investigation. Additional subpoenas would be coming out shortly, he said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/01/bennie-thompson-jan-6-panel-subpoena-514940


By "criminal referrals" he means that the committee will cite the recalcitrant witness(es) for Contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney for criminal prosecution.

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In before... AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #1
Too late. "The Garland won't do anything" crowd, as you say Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 #10
Lock em up jpak Oct 2021 #2
And how long will that take? bamagal62 Oct 2021 #3
Been nine years since this one Effete Snob Oct 2021 #4
What? It's October! Of same year! Jeez. Only been 9 NINE months! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 #8
Methinks this is going to be a seriously BFD. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #5
It's going to be very serious malaise Oct 2021 #17
It's going to be very serious malaise Oct 2021 #18
Oh Snap! sheshe2 Oct 2021 #6
So, how long will the Justice Department drag out pondering whether to prosecute... Silent3 Oct 2021 #7
Yup! Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2021 #9
Speaking of dragging StarfishSaver Oct 2021 #11
I didn't cast any doubt on the already-issued subpoenas... Silent3 Oct 2021 #15
It doesn't matter Effete Snob Oct 2021 #16
Oh, and here's your answer Effete Snob Oct 2021 #19
Which is why I'm a bit despondent about success, soon or ever Silent3 Oct 2021 #22
The OP is a little misleading, though Effete Snob Oct 2021 #23
Sad. Even more lame. n/t Silent3 Oct 2021 #24
bet one referral gets within a 24 hr pick-up just to get the ball rolling ! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #12
Yes. I'm sure they have already coordinated strategy with DOJ and have this all gamed out StarfishSaver Oct 2021 #13
once they start getting picked up , maybe it might get their attention ! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #14
You're "sure" of this Effete Snob Oct 2021 #20
Interesting thread. Kingofalldems Oct 2021 #21
In case you missed it... Effete Snob Oct 2021 #25
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