January 6 Committee Closes Up Shop, Recommending Prosecution of Trump
Panel’s leaders say ‘our system of Justice is responsible for what comes next.’
WASHINGTON — The House January 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol riot and sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump.
The committee’s time officially ends Tuesday when the new Republican-led House is sworn in. With many of the committee’s staff already departed, remaining aides have spent the last two weeks releasing many of the panel’s materials, including its 814-page final report, about 200 transcripts of witness interviews, and documents used to support its conclusions.
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