The Democrat-led commission investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach approved a report on Wednesday recommending a contempt charge against former Trump Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark. Clark had testified before the committee last month but was not cooperative, according to the committee’s chairman, Rep. Benny Thompson (D-Miss.) The committee’s recommendation can now be considered by the Democrat-controlled U.S. House, which has already approved a contempt resolution against Stephen Bannon, another Trump associate. “As with Mr. Bannon, the Select Committee has no desire to be placed in this situation but Mr. Clark has left us no other choice. He chose this path. He knew what consequences he might face if he did so. This committee and this House must insist on accountability in the face of that sort of defiance,” Thompson said at the committee hearing on the evening of Dec. 1. According to Thompson, Clark’s attorney had informed the …
Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Contempt Charge Against Former Trump DOJ Official
December 1, 2021
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