The House is set to vote on whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be referred to the Department of Justice on criminal charges for failing to appear for a deposition with the select committee investigating the January 6 attack.
The panel unanimously voted in favor of holding Meadows in contempt of Congress on Monday night, and it is now up to the full House to vote on whether it will ask the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against Trump's former chief of staff."The select committee's report referring Mr. Meadows for criminal contempt charges is clear and compelling," Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, said on Tuesday."As White House chief of staff, Mr.
6 hypocrisyThe committee was ready to move forward with holding former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark in contempt but is giving him another chance to testify as he says he plans to plead the Fifth.Meanwhile, the select committee continues to push forward with its investigation, interviewing more witnesses on Tuesday including former Vice President Mike Pence's one-time national security adviser Keith Kellogg.
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