Schiff: Jan. 6 panel decision on charges for Meadows could come this week
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Trump could make a decision this week on whether to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
"I think we will probably make a decision this week on our course of conduct with that particular witness and maybe others," Schiff, who sits on the panel, said Sunday during an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union." "I can't go into what communications that we're having or haven't had with particular witnesses. But we are moving with alacrity with anyone who obstructs the committee, and that was certainly the case with Mr. Bannon."
Meadows, like several other officials close to the former president, has refused to cooperate with the House investigation, citing executive privilege.
Earlier this month, the former Republican lawmaker turned top White House aide failed to show up for a deposition with the House committee investigating the attack. The move could trigger a full House vote to censure a witness for failing to appear before the panel’s investigators, which would le... (Read more)
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