Committee probing Capitol riot threatens to hold Mark Meadows in contempt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol threatened former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff on Thursday with a criminal contempt referral if he does not appear before the panel and hand over required documents by Friday morning.

If former chief of staff Mark Meadows does not produce the documents and appear for testimony at 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT), the House of Representatives Select Committee will view his actions as willful non-compliance, the panel's Democratic chairman, Representative Bennie Thompson, said in a letter to Meadows' attorney.

The committee announced in September that it had subpoenaed Meadows, citing reports the former House member had communicated with state and federal officials - including members of Congress - as part of an effort to overturn the Republican Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election by Democrat Joe Biden.

It said then it wanted Meadows to testify and hand over documents by mid-October. The two sides had been negotiating since.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/committee-probing-capitol-riot-threatens-to-hold-former-top-trump-aide-in-contempt/ar-AAQBt5V

Do it. The only way these assholes are going to take you seriously is if you bring the hammer down.

[GETTINGTIRED]

1. like Bannon

accountability is only for certain folks.

[Ferryboat]

8. Meadows is shaking in his boots

The committee is toothless. Unless you actually arrest and imprison them they will ignore the summons.

In the past when arrested they were put up in a 1st class Washington area hotel.

[GETTINGTIRED]

9. agreed

may, possibly, thinking about, perhaps, are worthless.





i'm thinking maybe another stern letter is in order.

cause these folks aren't going to jail

seems all a political game.

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[JohnSJ]

2. I hold them all with contempt, I wish the DOJ would

[BlueJac]

3. They have them shaking in their boots...

Look at Bannon, he is doing podcasts, making fun of the whole thing

[lagomorph777]

4. "You and what army?"

DOJ?

[DeeNice]

5. No more threats, just bring it. They are well aware of the rules.

Treat them like little kids trying to test their parents as to where the line is.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Stop threatening and do it.

[Heartstrings]

7. Just do it already!

[Boomerproud]

10. They and their lawyers are laughing their asses off.

The Committee is looking so weak. Is Congressman Thompson going to show up on CNN tonight and say our democracy is in peril for the 1000th time?

[bluedigger]

11. We're at the sternly worded letter stage already?

Seems like we should have worked up to our final threat.

[Vinca]

12. Why should he comply? Has anything happened to Bannon yet?

I wonder if Merrick Garland appreciates the phrase "time is of the essence?" It's not as if Democrats are in perpetual power in Congress.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. They huffed and they puffed

[Magoo48]

14. So?.

[SayItLoud]

15. "Threatens"...again. Threats mean nothing to #TFG and his Cult. nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

16. And if that doesn't work he can expect a really sternly worded letter.

[KPN]

17. "Threatening"?! Just frigging do it for crying out loud.

[monkeyman1]

18. when's Qkevin's time in the pickle barrel ?

this executive privilege for TFG is totally bull-shit ! we need a definite answer on crap & now ? just like this post saying ---- bring the hammer down & make it hurt !

[bluecollar2]

19. I'm sure Meadows is shaking in his boots

McConnell, Trump and the GOP know the rule of law and respect for the law are unenforceable at this point in time.

Putin and his surrogates appear to be succeeding.

While we disintegrate Putin is playing chess in Europe.

I'm not sure what it's going to take but at some point somebody is going to have to put a stick in the spokes...