Hours earlier, the White House notified Meadows' lawyers that the president would not assert executive privilege or immunity over the former congressman's documents and testimony.
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House January 6 committee chair threatens contempt if Meadows doesn't appear for deposition
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Schiff says January 6 committee will 'move quickly' to refer Mark Meadows for criminal contempt
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol warned that they are prepared to seek criminal contempt charges against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows if he fails to appear for his deposition Friday.
Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows may face a contempt of Congress charge. Meadows appeared to defy a congressional subpoena and didn't appear for a deposition with the Jan. 6 investigation panel.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says his client will defy a subpoena from a House committee that is investigating the Jan.
Hours earlier, the White House notified Meadows' lawyers that the president would not assert executive privilege or immunity over the former congressman's documents and testimony.
Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson warned in a letter to Meadows’ attorney that the panel will view Meadows’ defiance as “willful non-compliance.”
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows missed the Jan. 6 House committee's Friday morning deadline to appear before the panel, setting up a showdown as lawmakers threaten legal action.
Meadows' refusal to comply comes amid escalating legal battles between the committee and Trump, who has claimed privilege over documents and interviews the lawmakers are demanding.
The Jan. 6 House committee threatened to hold former President Donald Trump's former chief of staff in contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with its subpoenas.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol warned former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows could be charged with contempt if he does not testify before Congress.
By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not appear for a deposition on Friday in front of the House select committee investigating January 6, sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN, setting up a potential showdown that could lead to t…
The chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said the former Trump chief of staff’s continued resistance to cooperating with the panel lacked any plausible defense.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that the Jan. 6 committee will “move quickly” to refer former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for criminal contempt.
By Daniella Diaz, CNN The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who also serves on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said the committee will “move quickly” to refer Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff at the White House, for criminal contempt for no…
This week, the former Trump White House chief of staff became the latest official to snub the committee and its probe into the events leading up to insurrection.
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