This isn't the end of the Capitol riot story. Here's what's next for the Jan. 6 committee, the Justice Department and the Georgia probe.
The House committee investigating the deadly events of a fateful, chilly January day — now a year and a half in the past — has wrapped up its hot summer series of televised hearings, each featuring revelatory details about the day of violence itself or the weeks of efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss.Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio But the Jan.
He also said"no person is above the law" and vowed to hold wrongdoers"at any level" accountable as signs point to an investigation that is intensifying rather than winding down. As for Trump, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, it remains unclear whether prosecutors might eventually seek to bring criminal charges.
Any prosecution of Trump is likely to further inflame tensions in an already deeply polarized country. And if the former president were to soon announce another run for office, a decision to charge him could inject the department deeply into presidential politics.AT THE CAPITOLThe committee's investigation isn't over, and the panel plans to hold new hearings in September. Wyoming Rep.
The panel could also invite Pence for closed-door testimony or ask him to answer written questions. Members have debated whether he is needed since many of his closest aides have already testified. His top lawyer at the White House, Greg Jacob, testified at one of the committee's hearings in June and characterized much of Pence's thought process during the time when Trump was pressuring him to try and block or delay Biden's win.
Willis has said she is contemplating subpoenaing Trump for his testimony, a move that would seek to force him to cooperate with a criminal probe even as he lays the groundwork for another run for office.
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