Meadows Fails To Appear For Riot Panel Deposition

November 12, 2021 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies

Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not appear for a deposition on Friday in front of the House select committee investigating January 6, sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN, setting up a potential showdown that could lead to the panel beginning a criminal referral process against him.

Committee staffers had been prepared to go forward with the interview and waited in a room on Capitol Hill with a stenographer, but started to file out of the room nine minutes after the deadline passed.

By officially setting a deadline that Meadows did not meet, the committee took an official step toward possibly referring Meadows to the Department of Justice for contempt of Congress.

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Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is a no-show for a deposition to the January 6 committee, setting up a potential showdown https://t.co/i2I63zF9so

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 12, 2021