The Jan. 6 committee just lowered the boom on Trump.  Now the ball is in DOJ's court.  —  Donald Trump cannot pass off the House Jan. 6 select committee's final report as mere partisan opinion.  His criminal liability is based on a mound of evidence, as the committee meticulously detailed.

DOJ cares about the evidence, not the criminal referrals  —  The historic criminal referral the House Jan. 6 committee issued urging the Justice Department to pursue charges against President Donald Trump is unlikely to sway many minds among prosecutors already pursuing multiple investigations, former DOJ officials said.

POLITICO Playbook: What's next for the talented Mr. Santos?  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED —A major scoop from Heidi Przybyla, POLITICO's national investigative correspondent: “Longtime judicial activist LEONARD LEO appears to have helped facilitate …

Many Senate Republicans aren't protecting Trump after Jan. 6 panel's nod to criminal charges  —  Senate Republicans are stepping out of the way of the House Jan. 6 committee's recommendation that the Justice Department prosecute former President Trump for crimes related to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Jan. 6 Inquiry's Not-So-Grand Finale  —  Criminal referrals of Trump add nothing but political complication.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The House Jan. 6 committee decided Monday that the best way to cap its 18 months of work would be a political gesture.

The Jan. 6 committee's big reveal hasn't happened yet  —  The Jan. 6 select committee's last — and most important — act won't happen in a hearing room.  —  It will come when one of the panel's last, beleaguered staffers hits the “publish” button on its collection of evidence compiled …