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• The January 6 committee has decided on criminal referrals, chairman Bennie Thompson said.
• Thompson did not provide further details on who or how many referrals the panel plans to issue.
• The committee plans to issue a final report and disband before the new Congress.

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack will make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chairman, Bennie Thompson, told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.

“We have made decisions on criminal referrals,” the Mississippi Democrat said.

Thompson declined to provide details on who may be referred or how many referrals the committee may issue, adding that the panel still has to discuss the matter further. The committee expects to meet later on Tuesday, according to CNN and The New York Times.

Four lawmakers on the nine-member committee — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin, Adam Schiff and Zoe Lofgren — have been focused on whether to issue potential criminal referrals to the DOJ, CNN reported.

Potential key witnesses, including former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, and a handful of Republican lawmakers, have failed to provide testimony to the committee or comply with subpoenas issued by the committee.

Tuesday’s news comes as the panel is preparing a final report as it wraps up its sprawling investigation and disbands by the end of the year. It also comes as congressional leaders on Tuesday awarded Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement officials who defended the Capitol on January 6.