Unlike previous business meetings to discuss crime-fighting solutions, each member of the panel was given the opportunity to speak on Monday, a change that reflects the gravity of the crime. proposed a former White House chief of staff and a House lawmaker to face criminal charges for defying the body he was once a part.
Members of the panel will vote to formally bring the criminal contempt report against Meadows to a full-fledged vote in the House, possibly as early as this weekend. The vote by the full House of Representatives is the final step before the recommendation is sent to the Department of Justice.
In her opening remarks at Monday’s meeting, the committee’s chair, Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, took the opportunity to highlight the committee’s progress and paint Meadows, as well as several other Trump allies who continued to challenge the panel, as did others.
“This week, I expect that about a dozen key witnesses will provide record testimony in our investigation. We will hear more informally as we continue to gather facts about the case. January 6 violence and its causes,” Thompson said. “That would put us well north of the 300 mark in terms of witnesses who gave us information. Add to that more than 30,000 records and almost 250 substantial tips on our tip stream.”
The commission informed Meadows last week that it “had no choice” but to launch criminal proceedings against him because he had decided not to cooperate with its investigation any longer.
The committee noted that in an email Meadows sent to an individual around January 6, he said that “the National Guard will be there to ‘protect Trump supporters’ and many others.” will be ready in standby mode”.
Additionally, the committee said in the report that Meadows “exchanged text messages and provided instructions to an organizer of the January 6 rally on Ellipse after the organizer told him ‘
