House GOP Mulls Criminal Referrals as Exit Ramp

ABC News: “The notion of issuing criminal referrals as part of the probe has gained traction among senior Republicans on Capitol Hill as the prospects of impeaching President Biden have dulled with one congressional Republican bluntly describing the move as an ‘exit strategy.'”

“Any such referrals would fall short of the committee’s initial goals of impeaching President Biden, as the Justice Department is not obligated to act on such referrals or even acknowledge them.”

“But the plan could give former President Donald Trump a long-shot roadmap for his own administration to investigate his predecessor, should he win back the White House in November.”

Said House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-KY): “If Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice won’t take any potential criminal referrals seriously, then maybe the next president, with a new attorney general, will.”