The Jan. 6 committee is set to release its final report on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) confirmed to NBC News that the committee was eyeing Dec. 21 as its release date. Earlier, two sources told the outlet that the committee was confident that all remaining work would be wrapped up by the week of Dec. 19, with the report coming sometime that week. Those working on the committee had previously expressed confidence that the report would be finished and released soon.
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— Haley Talbot (@haleytalbotnbc) December 8, 2022
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“Very soon. I mean, we have spent a lot of time — I mean, not only our staff, but the members have spent countless hours going through the reports, editing them,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) told the outlet. “I think we’re very close to being finished, but we’re not quite there.”
Rep Lofgren told NBC they’re close to wrapping
“Very soon. I mean we have spent a lot of time, I mean, not only our staff, but the members have spent countless hours going through the reports, editing them”“I think we’re very close to being finished but we’re not quite there”
— Haley Talbot (@haleytalbotnbc) December 7, 2022
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The committee has become mired in semi-public squabbling from within, with several staff members coming forward to complain that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has neglected certain aspects of the Jan. 6 riot in favor of a fixation on former President Donald Trump. Cheney and the other members have publicly denounced the criticisms.
