From left: Reps. Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
The House Select Committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will reportedly enter a new, more public phase in 2022.
“We want to tell it from start to finish over a series of weeks, where we can bring out the best witnesses in a way that makes the most sense,” a senior committee aide told the paper. “Our legacy piece and final product will be the select committee’s report.”
The committee is also considering whether to recommend charges to the Justice Department for anyone involved in the events of Jan. 6, including former President Donald Trump, thePostreports. They may also recommend legislation to make it harder to overturn another valid election in the future.
“We have to address it — our families, our districts and our country demand that we get as much of the causal effects of what occurred and come up with some recommendations for the House so that it won’t ever happen again,” committee Chairman Bennie Thompson told the paper.
From left: Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, DC Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone, DC Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
So far, the panel has interviewed more than 300 witnesses, issued more than 50 subpoenas, and collected more than 35,000 pages of documents for the investigation, according to thePost.
To reach their goals, the committee will continue to seek testimony and records related to the attack from witnesses, including two Republican members of Congress, Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, who were issued a “request for information” rather than a subpoena.
source: people.com
