Mark Meadows Held in Contempt of Congress

Key Developments

• The House select committee voted to advance criminal contempt proceedings against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
• U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of the Northern District of Georgia rejected an effort by Mark Meadows to block the contempt proceedings.
• Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is charged along with 18 others in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' sweeping investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

Background

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot met on Monday to consider a resolution to hold Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress. The committee voted unanimously to advance the resolution, which now goes to the full House for a vote.

Meadows is accused of refusing to comply with a subpoena from the committee, which is investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Meadows has said that he is invoking executive privilege in order to avoid testifying before the committee.