Jan. 6 Panel Could Make Criminal Referral Against Trump, Cheney Reveals
After a shocking week in which a former White House aide gave bombshell testimony about Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior the day of the Capitol riot, lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee said criminal referrals—even one against the former president—haven’t been ruled out.
Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) appeared on ABC’s This Week and CBS’ Face the Nation, respectively, to preview the committee’s next steps after Tuesday’s startling testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson, who said Trump lunged at his presidential driver in an effort to get him to take him to the Capitol just before the riot.
Host Jonathan Karl asked Cheney whether the committee could refer Trump for criminal prosecution and she replied “yes.”