House expected to vote Tuesday on whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be referred to the Justice Department for a criminal contempt charge over his refusal to answer questions about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to vote Tuesday on whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be referred to the Justice Department for acommittee investigating the pro-Trump riot
voted unanimously to advance the measure Monday night, saying Meadows should face a criminal charge for defying the panel's subpoena to testify. The House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday morning to consider the resolution, the last step before a floor vote.to the Jan. 6 committee before he decided against further engagement, claiming executive privilege.
One of the documents the panel had planned to ask him about was an email he is alleged to have sent Jan. 5 saying National Guard troops would be on hand to"protect pro Trump people" the next day."It comes down to this: Mr. Meadows started by doing the right thing—cooperating. He handed over records that he didn't try to shield behind some excuse. But in an investigation like ours, that's just a first step," the committee's chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.
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