Congressional Committee Votes To Hold Mark Meadows In Contempt.
After initially agreeing to be cooperative, Mr. Meadows decided on a different course and that has not gone well. (Washington Post)
“The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol voted Monday night to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena, while also releasing a series of texts from Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr. urging Meadows to implore President Donald Trump to call off the violent mob.
The seven Democrats and two Republicans tasked with investigating the insurrection all supported the resolution that could be taken up by the full House as soon as Tuesday.
Last week, Meadows backed away from cooperating with the committee just days after saying he would, arguing that the panel was pressuring him to discuss issues that the former president said are protected by executive privilege. However, he had already produced thousands of documents for the panel, including text messages and emails related to the events of the day.”
Mr. Meadows at first decided to cooperate with the investigations into the January 6th Insurrection that are taking place at a furious pace. After his initial bout of aiding Congress in the investigation, the Trump world must have gotten to him in some manner and his mood soon turned acrimonious. Well the investigations will continue with or without his help, and Congress will likely switch hands to Republicans next year so there is a sense of urgency to explore all the evidence leading up to the January 6th attempt to overturn our democracy.
