Jan. 6 committee sets contempt vote for 2 former Trump aides

[L. Coyote]

Source: AP

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Thursday that it had set a vote for next week to consider contempt of Congress charges for two aides of former President Donald Trump.

The committee will meet Monday to discuss whether to recommend referring for potential prosecution Trump’s former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino, the onetime chief of staff for communications.

The committee subpoenaed Navarro for his testimony in early February, seeking to question the Trump ally who promoted false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Though Navarro sought to use executive privilege to avoid cooperation, the Biden administration this month denied claims from him and another onetime Trump aide, former national security adviser Michael Flynn. ...........................

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[TurboDem]

1. Don't hold your breath while waiting for anything to happen to them.

[Justice matters.]

3. Yep. Futile.

Mark Meadows still sleeps like a little baby...

[L. Coyote]

4. I expect the voteto pass, they will be held in contempt and referred to the DC USA.

Then the grand jury decides if they get indicted. That's how the statutes direct the procedure, it is the law so your personal lungs can carry on and won't impact the results.

[Justice matters.]

5. The Law is good.

The charges are as clear as daylight under the sun.

A majority vote (51%) from the GJ should not be too hard to get, unless the cases never get there...

[ffr]

2. Hillary Clinton sad for a charade for 13 hours. The wimps cannot hold a candle to her.

LOSERS!

[Tacan]

6. There is no way that Garland will enforce it.

[lagomorph777]

7. Correct.

[jalan48]

8. Why do we do this if there are no consequences?

[Wuddles440]

9. The Committee...

needs to dispense with the notion that DOJ will pursue any enforcement actions related to their referrals and begin enforcing the matters themselves through their powers related to Inherent Contempt! Referrals to DOJ have proven to be essentially a waste of time and exercise in futility.

[L. Coyote]

10. Bannon is scheduled for trial, in a court of law.

And the Committee does not have that power, that resides with Congress.

[Wuddles440]

11. We'll see what happens with Bannon...

because I'm anticipating extensive delays and what about all the other referrals? Nothing! Also, I'm well aware that the the Committee does not have the power itself to pursue Inherent Contempt just like they do not have the power make referrals directly to the DOJ regarding Contempt of Congress. It's absolutely critical that they pursue Inherent Contempt while they still maintain control of the House because there's a distinct possibility that this investigation gets swept into the dust bin of history next year.