Capitol riot committee ‘left no choice’ but to hold Mark Meadows in contempt if he stops cooperating with probe

The House select committee investigating the 6 January insurrection will begin contempt proceedings against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows unless he appears at a previously-scheduled deposition on Wednesday.

On Monday, Mr Meadows’ attorney notified committee members that the former North Carolina congressman would halt all attempts to cooperate with the investigation of the worst attack on the Capitol since the 1814 Burning of Washington because the committee had issued “wide ranging subpoenas for information from a third party communications provider”.

In a statement select committee chairman Bennie Thompson and vice chair Liz Cheney noted that Mr Meadows’ refusal to cooperate comes at the same time he appears willing “provide details about the facts and circumstances surrounding the January 6th attack, including conversations with President Trump” in his new book, The Chief’s Chief, which was released to the public on Tuesday.

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