House probe of Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot is cooperating with DOJ special counsel, reports say

The member of the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol hold their final public meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2022. 

Multiple news outlets reported Tuesday that the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot is giving documents and transcripts to the Department of Justice.

One day after the committee voted to refer Trump to the DOJ for criminal prosecution, it was reported that the committee had extensive cooperation with the DOJ.

The committee sent documents and transcripts to Jack Smith last week. According to the outlet, Smith asked the panel in a December letter to share all the materials it had gathered from its investigation. A source told NBC News that the committee had received the letter from Smith's office.

A lot of what the committee has given to DOJ is related to former White House chief of staff MarkMeadows and attorney JohnEastman, who pushed a legal theory to try to reverse Trump's loss to Biden The DOJ has received text messages and witness transcripts related to a scheme to try to appoint pro-Trump electors in key states in the 2020 election, according to a report.

The DOJ and the select committee didn't reply to CNBC's requests for comment.

In a 154-page executive summary of the select committee's investigation of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, there are more than 100 mentions of the two men. The peaceful transfer of power to Biden was disrupted by a mob of President Trump's supporters.

The committee referred Trump to the DOJ for a number of crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the government and inciting or assisting an insurrection. The final report will be released Wednesday.

Some members of the committee have said that the panel has provided some materials to the DOJ before they are made public.

Some transcripts have been given to the Department of Justice, according to Rep. Lofgren. The transcripts will be released on Wednesday.

Smith was named special counsel by the Attorney General to investigate possible interference with the transfer of presidential power following the 2020 election or Congress' attempts to confirm Biden's electoral victory. Smith is being asked to investigate potential violations related to the removal of hundreds of documents from the White House.