How to watch Monday’s January 6 committee meeting

The Home choose committee investigating the January 6, 2021, rebel will maintain its ultimate public assembly on Monday, when it’s anticipated to announce prison referrals to the Justice Division.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, has stated the panel will approve its ultimate report on the assembly, but it surely gained’t be made public till Wednesday. Members of the committee have promised to launch the report earlier than the tip of the yr since Republicans are anticipated to dissolve the panel after they take over the Home in January.

The assembly – which, not like earlier gatherings of the committee, just isn’t a listening to with witnesses – will embody a presentation and canopy the names of individuals going through prison and different referrals, as will as the premise for these referrals, Thompson stated final week.

CNN beforehand reported the committee will refer at the least three prison prices in opposition to former President Donald Trump to the DOJ, together with rebel, obstruction of an official continuing and conspiracy to defraud the federal authorities.

The panel has additionally weighed prison referrals for a variety of Trump’s closest allies.

However referrals made by the committee are largely symbolic and wouldn’t require federal prosecutors to deliver a case consistent with the panel’s suggestions. DOJ investigators are already taking a look at a lot of the conduct that the choose committee has highlighted, however whether or not the division brings prices finally rests with Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland.

Except for prison referrals, Thompson stated there might be different classes of suggestions the committee makes, resembling ethics referrals to the Home Ethics Committee, bar self-discipline referrals and marketing campaign finance referrals.

Monday’s assembly will happen at 1 p.m. ET.

The assembly will happen within the Cannon Home Workplace Constructing.

CNN’s particular protection of the assembly, anchored by Jake Tapper and Erin Burnett, will start at 12 p.m. ET. It’ll stream dwell with out requiring a cable log-in through CNN.com, CNN OTT and cellular apps, or CNNgo from 12 p.m. ET to five p.m. ET.