Jan. 6 Panel Chief Hints Trump May Face DOJ Indictment

As America prepares this week to mark the first anniversary of the worst attack on its democratic electoral system in history, the chairman of the House select committee probing the January 6 attack on the US Capitol offered the most intriguing insight yet into what it has uncovered, CNN reported.

Photo Insert: Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi

Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi indicated that the panel has managed to penetrate Trump’s West Wing circle and raised the possibility that the ex-President openly refused to take any action to thwart the mob attack on Congress.

“We have significant testimony that leads us to believe that the White House had been told to do something,” he said.

“We want to verify all of it so that when we produce our report and when we have the hearings, the public will have an opportunity to see for themselves,” Thompson said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.

"The only thing I can say is it’s highly unusual for anyone in charge of anything to watch what's going on and do nothing."

Asked whether Trump’s actions warrant a criminal referral in what would be a stunning move against an ex-President, Thompson added: “We don’t know yet … If there’s a criminal act we believe occurred, we will make the referral.”

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