The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to hold former White House chief of staff MarkMeadows in criminal contempt of Congress after he disobeyed a subpoena.
The committee voted unanimously on Monday to refer the one-time chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, MarkMeadows, to the Department of Justice, which will now weigh potential criminal charges against him.
The total was 222 to 208. Two House Republicans voted with their colleagues across the aisle to hold Meadows in contempt.
Liz Cheney is from Wyoming.
Adam Kinzinger is a congressman from Illinois.
The second person to be held in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena is Meadows. Nine Republicans voted to refer Steve Bannon to the DOJ. The one-time White House chief strategist surrendered to the FBI on November 15 and pleaded not guilty two days later.
Jeffrey Clark, a high-level DOJ official under former President Donald Trump, was held in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the committee. The full House vote on holding him in contempt has been delayed because he wants to claim his 5th Amendment rights in a deposition.
He has to lead. It has gone too far.
Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a rally.
A photo by Jacquelyn Martin.
On Tuesday, the vote will take place after the release of a 51-page document by the House committee on Monday, which recommended to find Meadows in contempt of Congress.
The document included new revelations, including that the National Guard was on stand-by to protect pro Trump people, and that the leader of the group used his own cellphone, two personal Gmail accounts, and the app Signal to conduct government business.
During a committee hearing on Monday evening, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming revealed texts that were sent by Trump family members, Fox News hosts, administration officials, members of Congress, and reporters to get former President Donald Trump to call off the rioters.
December 14, 2021.
He has to condemn this asap. Cheney said that Donald Trump Jr. told him that the Capitol Police post was not enough.
I'm pushing it hard. I agree with you, I wrote in a text.
Trump Jr. continued to text to get Trump to respond to the riot, writing: "We need an Oval Office address." He has to lead. It has gotten out of hand and gone too far.
No intention of respecting boundaries.
The Republicans who voted to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress were Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
Andrew Harnik.
The center of his refusal to comply with the committee's subpoena is his claim that he's protected by Trump's assertion of executive privilege or his right to keep the information confidential. Trump's lawyer had previously advised the president's former aides to ignore the subpoena.
The former congressman turned over documents, including the texts that the committee revealed on Monday. Last week, the committee was accused of having "no intention of respecting boundaries concerning Executive Privilege" by a letter sent by the committee's lawyer.
The committee voted to hold Meadows in contempt after he failed to provide additional documents and testify about what happened on January 6.
Cheney said that they believe Mr. Meadows is asserting executive and other privileges. He is contemptuous of Congress.
A federal appeals court last week rejected Trump's attempt to stop the committee from obtaining executive branch documents for its investigation into the riot. The National Archives and Records Administration was given the materials to give to Congress after President Joe Biden didn't uphold Trump's executive privilege request. The National Archives and Congress were sued by Trump to keep the files confidential.
