House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to clasp erstwhile White House main of unit Mark Meadows successful contempt of Congress.

Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger were the lone 2 Republicans to articulation Democrats successful voting for the resolution. The last ballot was 222-208.

The ballot successful the House came astir 24 hours aft the committee investigating the Jan. 6 onslaught connected the U.S. Capitol voted for a solution to clasp Mark Meadows, who served nether erstwhile President Donald Trump, successful contempt of Congress.

Meadows has refused to beryllium for a deposition contempt turning implicit thousands of documents to the committee.

On Monday, Rep. Liz Cheney work texts she said were made betwixt Meadows and Trump allies arsenic radical stormed the Capitol.

"We request an Oval Office address. He has to pb now," Don Trump Jr. said, according to Cheney. "It has gone excessively acold and gotten retired of hand."

Cheney said Meadows besides turned implicit substance messages from Fox News hosts who were encouraging him to archer the president to bash much to halt the attack.

"Mark, the president needs to archer radical successful the Capitol to spell home," Laura Ingram said, according to Cheney. "This is hurting each of us. He is destroying his legacy. Please get him connected TV. Destroying everything you person accomplished."

Meadows has contended that helium cannot comply with the deposition due to the fact that the erstwhile president asserted enforcement privilege.

However, the committee noted that Meadows has written a publication and already turned implicit documents, truthful helium should beryllium capable to sermon non-privileged information.

The solution voted for successful the House volition spell to the Department of Justice, which volition find whether Meadows is criminally charged with contempt of congress.