Posted on Apr 7, 2022
House approves criminal contempt referrals for 2 Trump aides over the Jan. 6 attack
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The U.S. House voted Wednesday to hold former Trump White House aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in criminal contempt of Congress after they defied subpoenas from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The move comes after the Democratic-led panel last month approved a contempt report against Navarro, the former trade adviser, and Scavino, a former deputy chief of staff.
The 220-203 floor vote, cast largely along party lines, triggers a series of steps to send the criminal referrals to the U.S. attorney's office, leaving the Justice Department to decide whether it will pursue prosecution.
The U.S. House voted Wednesday to hold former Trump White House aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in criminal contempt of Congress after they defied subpoenas from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The move comes after the Democratic-led panel last month approved a contempt report against Navarro, the former trade adviser, and Scavino, a former deputy chief of staff.
The 220-203 floor vote, cast largely along party lines, triggers a series of steps to send the criminal referrals to the U.S. attorney's office, leaving the Justice Department to decide whether it will pursue prosecution.
House approves criminal contempt referrals for 2 Trump aides over the Jan. 6 attack
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Trump wasn't the one that got the supoena. No, I don't know what he thinks about them.
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..."The 220-203 floor vote, cast largely along party lines, triggers a series of steps to send the criminal referrals to the U.S. attorney's office, leaving the Justice Department to decide whether it will pursue prosecution.
Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, the only two Republicans appointed to serve on the select committee, were the only two from their party to vote for the referral.
"To run into this kind of obstruction, this kind of cynical behavior, as we investigate a violent insurrection, is just despicable," select committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said on the House floor ahead of the vote. "It can't stand. Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro must be held accountable for their abuses of the public trust. They must be held accountable for their defiance of the law. They are in contempt of Congress, which is a crime."
The vote came after a day of heated debate on the House floor as Republicans attacked the committee's work and used stalling tactics to divert attention to immigration concerns instead. For example, more than 60 Republicans asked during earlier debate to take up a border security bill instead.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy railed against the committee for putting on a "political show trial" using the insurrection as a "blank check" for its investigation. McCarthy also called its work a "disgusting betrayal of the Constitution" and said the referrals were about "criminalizing dissent."
McCarthy vowed to shut down the panel if Republicans take over control of the House next year — which many projections show they have a good chance of doing."...
..."The 220-203 floor vote, cast largely along party lines, triggers a series of steps to send the criminal referrals to the U.S. attorney's office, leaving the Justice Department to decide whether it will pursue prosecution.
Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, the only two Republicans appointed to serve on the select committee, were the only two from their party to vote for the referral.
"To run into this kind of obstruction, this kind of cynical behavior, as we investigate a violent insurrection, is just despicable," select committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said on the House floor ahead of the vote. "It can't stand. Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro must be held accountable for their abuses of the public trust. They must be held accountable for their defiance of the law. They are in contempt of Congress, which is a crime."
The vote came after a day of heated debate on the House floor as Republicans attacked the committee's work and used stalling tactics to divert attention to immigration concerns instead. For example, more than 60 Republicans asked during earlier debate to take up a border security bill instead.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy railed against the committee for putting on a "political show trial" using the insurrection as a "blank check" for its investigation. McCarthy also called its work a "disgusting betrayal of the Constitution" and said the referrals were about "criminalizing dissent."
McCarthy vowed to shut down the panel if Republicans take over control of the House next year — which many projections show they have a good chance of doing."...
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