Jan. 6 panel recommends contempt charges for ex-Trump aides

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BREAKING: Jan. 6 panel recommends contempt charges for ex-Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino.

, but held off on triggering a House vote and instead struck a deal with Clark.Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro failed to show up for his scheduled deposition, and former White house Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino delayed his deposition six times, according to aBased on Scavino's role tracking social media for Trump in the run-up to the attack, the committee says it has "reason to believe that Mr.

"Until this matter has been settled at the Supreme Court, where it is inevitably headed, the Committee should cease its tactics of harassment and intimidation," he said.What they're saying: “This is America. There’s no executive privileges for president, much less trade advisors, to plot coups,” Rep. Jamie Raskin said during the hearing. “The courts aren’t buying it, and neither are we.”

Rep. Pete Aguilar displayed a Jan. 3 text from a journalist to Meadows on a call "that Navarro helped convene with legislators as part of his effort to get Pence to delay certification of the election for 10 days," adding that "the president participated."The contempt referrals will now go to a full vote of the Democrat-controlled House, which is likely to approve them.

In addition to all Democrats, Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger , the two Republicans on the panel, have consistently voted with all Democrats to approve its contempt referrals.

 

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The jury is out on that.

Navarro, a former trade adviser, failed to show up for his scheduled deposition. Scavino, who was Trump's deputy chief of staff, delayed his deposition six times, according to a report from the panel.

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