The House select committee voted Wednesday evening to recommend contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who was an associate of Donald Trump.
Jeffrey Clark was nominated to be an assistant attorney general for environment and natural resources. The photo was taken by Tom Williams.
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The committee voted unanimously in favor of contempt of Congress charges against Clark, weeks after it voted unanimously for contempt charges against Steve Bannon.
The full House will vote this week on whether to recommend criminal charges from the Justice Department, which could lead to an indictment, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
Clark did not comply with the dates set in the subpoena he was issued in October because he did not turn over documents to investigators.
Clark has agreed to appear for a deposition on Saturday, but his attorney has told the committee that he will not provide testimony.
Clark's attorney said he shouldn't have to give information to the committee because he was providing legal counsel to Trump in his role as acting assistant attorney general for the DOJ's civil division.
Clark was known for pushing for a DOJ investigation into Trump's claims of widespread fraud after the 2020 presidential election.
Clark is going through the same process as Bannon did when the committee voted in favor of contempt. The contempt of Congress charges were brought against him, though he has pleaded not guilty. The committee has issued dozens of subpoenas to former Trump officials and January 6 rally organizers as they try to piece together the communication and planning that led to the Capitol storming. While he works to prevent White House records from being turned over to the committee, Trump has called on his former officials to not cooperate with the investigation. The committee asked the National Archives to release documents showing White House communications related to the Capitol riot, but a D.C. federal appeals court temporarily blocked the release after Trump claimed the documents are protected under "executive privilege."
There was aContra.
The committee had threatened contempt charges against former White House Chief of Staff MarkMeadows for failing to cooperate, but the committee announced Tuesday that he had reversed course. According to Thompson, Meadows will soon appear for an initial deposition after turning over documents relating to January 6.
Steve Bannon was indicted for contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with Subpoena.
The man who leads the charge to contempt of Congress is not guilty.
The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were Subpoenaed.
Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany were subpoenaed by the House.
MarkMeadows reverses course now that he has a committee.
