Jan 6 committee set to meet in person on Tues as it debates whether to invite Trump and Pence

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January 6 committee set to meet in person on Tuesday as it debates whether to invite Trump and Pence to appear

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/politics/january-6-committee-trump-pence-invite/index.html


Annie Grayer Jamie Gangel Zachary Cohen Gloria Borger Sara Murray
By Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen, Gloria Borger and Sara Murray, CNN
Updated 4:15 PM EDT, Mon September 12, 2022


https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/12/politics/january-6-committee-trump-pence-invite/index.html

As the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack nears its final chapter, members plan to meet in person on Tuesday and one of the most pressing questions they’ll address is whether the committee should formally request that former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence appear before them.

Such appearances are exceedingly rare in US history. According to multiple sources, the committee does not expect either man to testify, but some members and staff believe the invitations should be extended for the record.

“How do you create a historic record without including formal requests for the two top witnesses,” said one source familiar to the committee’s work.



Whether the panel decides to call Trump or Pence could prove to be an important data point should the committee ultimately opt to submit a criminal referral for Trump – something members of the panel say they expect to seriously consider, while such a move would be largely symbolic in nature.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly news conference at the Capitol building on August 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi discussed numerous topics including the newly released July jobs report and the Covid-19 vaccination rate in the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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“I tend to think that you will see us seriously have that debate, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we do criminal referrals,” committee member Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois told CNN in a recent interview. “I do think that as we come to the end of the investigation, we’ve already presented a lot to say there is some criminal culpability here.” ..............................

[Wednesdays]

2. Oh, brother.

As the article points out, whatever comes from the debate will be a formality anyway.

[H2O Man]

4. Bullshit.

[kentuck]

3. If they refuse, they should refer them straight to the DOJ.

If they refuse to respond to DOJ subpoena, they should be indicted for contempt of Congress.

This would be a good first step to getting the truth from both Trump and Pence, in my opinion.

The Congress represents the people of the country and deserve answers.