House Jan. 6 committee votes to hold former Trump DOJ official in criminal contempt [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

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House Jan. 6 committee votes to hold former Trump DOJ official in criminal contempt

By Jacqueline Alemany
Today at 7:44 p.m. EST

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol unanimously voted Wednesday to hold former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in criminal contempt for failing to cooperate with its inquiry.

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It is unclear when the full House could take up the contempt resolution, but if it is adopted, it would be up to the Justice Department to determine whether it wants to indict Clark for not complying with a congressional subpoena.

Clark, however, has one more opportunity to appear in front of the committee on Saturday for a new deposition. Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) said during the hearing that Clark informed the committee that he “now intends to claim Fifth Amendment protection,” and that the panel is “willing to convene another deposition at which Clark can assert that privilege on a question-by-question basis.”

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By Jacqueline Alemany
Jacqueline Alemany is the author of The Early 202, an early morning newsletter featuring news critical to the nation’s many power centers, including the White House, Capitol Hill, government agencies, the Pentagon and more. She joined The Washington Post in 2018 after six years at CBS News. Twitter https://twitter.com/jaxalemany

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clark-january-6-contempt/2021/12/01/dbb142de-52ca-11ec-9267-17ae3bde2f26_story.html

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I've had to go with a much less sensational story. I'll keep looking for a newer source.

Here's the original tweet:

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BREAKING: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, a central player in Trump's effort to overturn the election, has informed the Jan. 6 committee he intends to plead the 5th, Chairman Thompson says

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The biggest disgrace in this article is that Committee Chairman Thompson refers to taking the Fifth as a privilege:

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Clark, however, has one more opportunity to appear in front of the committee on Saturday for a new deposition. Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) said during the hearing that Clark informed the committee that he “now intends to claim Fifth Amendment protection,” and that the panel is “willing to convene another deposition at which Clark can assert that privilege on a question-by-question basis.”
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It is not a privilege. It is a right. Clark has the same ability as anyone else to exercise his Fifth Amendment rights.

As well, it is not an admission of guilt, no matter what the prevailing theory is in Trumpland.