In addition to the referrals to the Justice Department, the House Jan. 6 committee is likely to make ethics referrals for lawmakers who ignored the panel’s subpoenas.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), and fellow Republican Reps. Scott Perry (Pa.), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Andy Biggs (Ariz.) and Mo Brooks (Ala.) ignored subpoenas from the Jan. 6 committee.
“We’ll be considering what’s the appropriate remedy for members of Congress who ignore a congressional subpoena, as well as the evidence that was so pertinent to our investigation and why we wanted to bring them in,” Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), a panel member, said during an interview Sunday on CNN. “We have weighed what is the remedy for members of Congress. Is it a criminal referral to another branch of government? Or is it better that the Congress police its own?”
