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The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is hoping to release an interim report on its findings this coming summer, according to a new report.

Committee aides familiar with the timeline told the Washington Post that the panel is discussing having public hearings in the winter and spring, followed by the release of the interim report. A final report is expected to be put out before the 2022 midterms.

I think we may issue a couple reports and I would hope for a [full] interim report in the summer, with the eye towards maybe another I dont know if itd be final or another interim report later in the fall, a senior committee aide told the outlet.

We want to tell it from start to finish over a series of weeks, where we can bring out the best witnesses in a way that makes the most sense, another senior committee aide added to the outlet. Our legacy piece and final product will be the select committees report.

Publicly, the committee has avoided giving a specific timeline for hearings and reports.

Earlier this month, committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told CNN that they dont have a specific date for when hearings will begin.

But well have some rolling hearings that will go on a good bit. It will be a non-traditional type of hearing, he added.

Another committee aide told CNN that the timeframe of the release of the potential reports is subject to change.

Much of the panels investigation has been done privately, with the exception of one public hearing earlier this year that featured testimony from multiple officers who protected the Capitol on the day of the riot.

The committee has subpoenaed several allies of former President Donald Trump for documents, communications and testimony about events before, during and after that day. Many, including ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have refused to comply with the panels request, citing their Fifth Amendment rights.

Last week, the committee requested Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) meet with them to discuss his conversation with Trump on Jan. 6.

Jordan is the second lawmaker the committee has requested information from the first being Freedom Caucus Chairman-elect Scott Perry (R-Pa.). Perry declined the panels request, leading the committee to say it is not ruling out seeking such information using other tools.

While several Trump allies have been threatened with contempt of Congress charges, only one former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been indicted. Last month, Bannon was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress after he refused to produce documents or give testimony.

Trump has repeatedly slammed the investigation and is attempting to claim executive privilege over several of the documents and communications requested by the committee.

On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that the committee had agreed to hold off its effort to get its hands on some Trump administration records at the request of the Biden White House.

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