We reviewed hundreds of pages of police reports, criminal case filings and court data related to intimate partner violence in Connecticut. It has gone too far and gotten out of hand.” texted, the committee said, as his father's supporters were breaking into the Capitol, sending lawmakers running for their lives and interrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory. “We need an Oval Office address," Donald Trump Jr.
6 text messages provided by Meadows while he was cooperating with the committee. He added that he was not in contact with Meadows on the day of the attack.ĭemocrats quoted at length from Jan.
And it will be interesting to reveal all the participants who were involved.” Meanwhile, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told reporters: “I do think we’re all watching, as you are, what is unfolding on the House side. Meadows himself has sued the panel, asking a court to invalidate two subpoenas that he says are “overly broad and unduly burdensome.” Meadows have been revealed when it accuses him of contempt citing the very documents his cooperation has produced.” Terwilliger said, “The Select Committee’s true intentions in dealing with Mr.
He shouldn’t be put through this."Īnd Meadows’ attorney George Terwilliger defended his client in a statement before the vote, noting that he had provided documents to the panel and maintaining that he should not be compelled to appear for an interview. Trump also defended Meadows in an interview, saying: “I think Mark should do what’s right. Jim Jordan of Ohio praised Meadows: “Make no mistake, when Democrats vote in favor of this resolution, it is a vote to put a good man in prison.” Republicans on Tuesday called the action against Meadows a distraction from the House's work, with one member calling it “evil” and “un-American.” Jamie Raskin, D-Md., another member of the panel, began Tuesday’s debate on the resolution by reading frantic texts from the day of the attack revealing members of Congress, Fox News anchors and even Trump’s son urging Meadows to persuade the outgoing president to act quickly to stop the three-hour assault by his supporters. A House vote to hold him in contempt would refer the charges to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to prosecute the former Republican congressman. Capitol insurrection, as they seek contempt of Congress charges against former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for not complying with a subpoena, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., poses questions to Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., of the House panel investigating the Jan. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., center, joined at left by Rep. Scott Applewhite/AP Show More Show Less 5 of9 Rep. Capitol insurrection, testify before the House Rules Committee seeking contempt of Congress charges against former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for not complying with a subpoena, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3 of9 4 of9 Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., of the House panel investigating the Jan.