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On the recordOctober 14, 2021
We will put this before the United States House of Representatives, asks for a criminal referral. If we get the votes, the speaker will then transmit that document to Merrick Garland. And he has to do his job.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
Source
msnbc.com

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Rep. Bennie Thompson stated that the committee will refer criminal charges to the House and expects the Attorney General to act on them.

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