Trump W. House chief held in contempt for defying Capitol riot probe

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 15, 2021 1:18 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US lawmakers voted Tuesday to recommend criminal contempt charges against Donald Trump's former top aide Mark Meadows for refusing to testify before the congressional panel investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol.

The rebuke from the House of Representatives moves the ultra-conservative ex-congressman a step closer to becoming the first White House chief of staff to be prosecuted after leaving the post since H.R. Haldeman in the Watergate scandal nearly 50 years ago.

In this file photo taken on October 02, 2020, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to the media about US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C. AFP PHOTO

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