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>> it is food. cbs evening news with laura odonnell is next. captioning sponsored by cbs criminal charges recommended against donald trump, obstruction, conspiracy, and the one charge that could prevent him from holding office ever again. the unprecedented move by congress against a former president. >> this was an utter moral failure. and a clear dereliction of duty. >> odonnell: cbs nikole killion is on capitol hill tonight. arctic blast. the life-threatening cold ahead of christmas that cou...

We offer the car. ( ♪♪ ) sixt. rent the car. very good monday morning to you, im jim sciutto. >> and im erica hill. just a few short hours from now an unprecedented moment in american history. the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack set to refer criminal charges against former president donald trump. those charges are expected to include insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the federal government. in its final public meeting ...

Intelligence sharing, domestic terrorism? are we going to see a recommendation for a law against domestic terrorism in the united states? i want to hear all of that. i dont expect to hear all of it today. i expect to read about it. with regard to obstruction, the possibility that even secret service agents or others may have lied, obstructed, committed purgery before congress, then the assertion that you say was teased. youre right. that somebody, somebody tried to mess with witnesses or intimid...

Future committees in congress down the road. they knew that they couldnt force the department of justice to act. that this was something prosecutors would make the final decision on. ultimately, this became a unanimous decision. everyone in this committee in agreement this was the step they needed to take because of all the evidence they believe theyve uncovered. >> thank you very much. back with us is our panel. were also joined by msnbc chief legal correspondent and host of the beat, ari. he h...

To decline to prosecute. the public has been detailed. what do they think they can get convictions on. the ones they dont choose,ing the ones they do choose, will be heavily politicized. >> yeah. so which of the charges that the committee is expected to refer to doj carries the most weight legally? >> i think its probably the insurrection is likely to carry a lot of weight. >> really? >> and certainly the obstruction of the official proceeding carries a lot of weight. those are very different. d...

For the last taime publicly. were told they would be for obstruction of a official proceedings, conspiracy to defraud the federal government and insurrection. its the dojs call whether to return those referrals into actual charges. i talked to a former federal prosecutor about this, he said the fed would hand those referrals over to special counsel jack smith and they would be taken seriously most likely. >> they would then look at this i think with a bit more deference than they usually do with...

The committee is actively considering recommending charges against trump for insurrection, conspiracy, and obstruction of an official proceeding of congress. the vote on potential criminal referrals will come monday when the committee holds its final public hearing. on wednesday, the 16 committee will release its final a chapter report diving into the sprawling effort to overturn the 2020 election. the report will dive into how trumps actions and words fuel the january 6th attack at the u.s. cap...

Hearing. the panel will lay out its case to the american people showcasing how trump and his allies attempted to hold on to power by whatever means we are necessary. along with representing -- presenting the final report which is expected to be released in full on wednesdays -- on wednesday. the committee members will also hold the public vote on criminal referrals for those involved in the plot to overturn the election. just within the last 24 hours, and d.c. news to learn the committee has yet...

Congresss official proceedings to count electoral votes? >> an important note. it would be up to doj, specifically special counsel jack smith, to pursue any referral for prosecution. but the criminal referral would signal to the american people, no one is above the law, even a former president. joining us now to discuss, charlie -- washington correspondent for the new york times -- barbara mcquade -- all three are msnbc contributors or analysts. good to see you all. barbara, i will start with yo...

Congress. christina ruffini is at the washington bureau with the latest. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, adrianna. after interviews with more than 1,000 witnesses, the january 6th committee is about to wrap up its work and it could come with serious consequences for members of the past administration. >> i think members have become convinced theres value in it. >> value in recommending charges, including potentially against former president trump for his role in the events of january 6t...