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House January 6 Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson indicated Tuesday that the panel is preparing criminal referrals for the Justice Department – but then dialed back his comments in another sign of internal divisions.

Thompson, 74, the Mississippi Democrat is presiding over the panel in its last days before Republicans take over the House with plans to abolish it, made the comment to reporters as the committee prepares to release a final report that will run hundreds of pages.

'We have made decisions on criminal referrals,' Thompson said.

But he also hedged in another comment. 'What we’ve decided is that we will probably make referrals,' he said before the panel was expected to meet Tuesday.