House to vote on Meadows DOJ contempt referral
The House of Representatives moves toward a vote on a contempt referral for former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the Jan. 6 attack investigation; Chad Pergram reports.
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The House of Representatives voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress.
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The vote comes a day after the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted 9-0 to recommend Meadows for prosecution after he refused to testify before the panel. The resolution was adopted in a 222-208 vote. Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney voted with Democrats.
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., arrive for the first House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik, Pool)
(AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik, Pool)
The seven Democrats on the panel were joined by its two Republicans Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
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“Mr. Meadows was in contact with at least some of the private individuals who planned and organized a January 6 rally, one of whom reportedly may have expressed safety concerns to Mr. Meadows about January 6 events,” wrote Jan. 6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., in a 51-page report released late Sunday. “Mr. Meadows used his personal cell phone to discuss the rally in the days leading up to January 6.”
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., meets with the select committee on the Jan. 6 attack in Washington, D.C., on Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Meadows responded late Monday to the House committee’s…
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