House Jan. 6 panel set to advance contempt charges against Mark Meadows

By Susan Ferrechio

Published December 13, 2021 8:18pm ET

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House Jan. 6 panel set to advance contempt charges against Mark Meadows — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House, Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington. The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection says it has âno choiceâ but to move forward with contempt charges against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

A House panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol will vote later today to advance contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows,

The seven Democrats and two Republicans who make up the panel believe former President Donald Trump is responsible for provoking the riot, and they say Meadows is withholding critical information by refusing to cooperate with the committee.

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