Nov 29, 2021, 02:43pm
The Congressional committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol will vote this week on whether to hold former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in contempt for failing to testify.
Attorney General Jeffrey Clark speaks as he stands next to a deputy. In this file photo, Yuri Gripas speaks.
The Associated Press.
The charges will be voted on by the committee at 7 pm. The time is Eastern on Wednesday.
Clark was one of the first officials subpoenaed by the January 6 select committee, and he was known for backing former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud.
He refused to comply with the committee's demands, even though he was required to turn over documents relating to the January 6 rioting.
If the committee recommends Clark for prosecution, the full House of Representatives will vote to call on the Justice Department to act. The Justice Department would make a decision on whether to indict Clark.
Dozens of former Trump officials have received subpoenas from the committee, which requires them to turn over documents and testify. Even though not cooperating with the Unselect Committee could lead to criminal contempt charges, Trump has encouraged his former associates not to do so. The committee voted unanimously in favor of contempt charges against the former White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon, on October 19. Two days later, the full House voted in favor of the charges. The first person to be charged for contempt of Congress since 1983 was Bannon. The man has pleaded not guilty.
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