The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach voted 9-0 on Monday to recommend that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress, following up on a threat to do so last week over his refusal to cooperate with their probe. Meadows last week said he would not appear for a deposition at the select committee’s request. He also sued the committee, arguing it did not have the authority to compel him to talk. The lawsuit, filed in a Washington D.C. federal court, asks a judge to invalidate two subpoenas that he says are “overly broad and unduly burdensome.” The Jan. 6 panel’s Monday vote sends the measure to the full House, which is expected to vote on it as soon as Tuesday on whether to request the Justice Department of the Biden administration prosecute Meadows. Meadows, a Republican, served as a U.S. House representative for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district …
Jan. 6 Panel Recommends House Vote on Mark Meadows Being Held in Contempt of Congress
December 13, 2021
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