“They’re not fooling anybody. They are obligated to comply with our investigation. They have refused to do so. And that’s a crime,” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson said.
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Monday night to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas.
At Monday’s meeting, lawmakers made yet another appeal to Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has not yet made a decision to pursue the contempt charges the House set forward in December on former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. With that argument, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter, a Clinton appointee, ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Eastman to the committee.
Though Navarro sought to use executive privilege to avoid cooperation, the Biden administration has denied claims from him, Scavino and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying an assertion of executive privilege was not justified or in the national interest. In the recent report, the committee said it also has reason to believe that due to the 46-year-old’s online presence, Scavino may have had advance warning about the potential for violence on Jan. 6.
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Former Trump advisers Dan Scavino, Peter Navarro face contempt vote from Jan. 6 committeeThe House Committee will meet Monday to discuss whether to hold former Trump advisers Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress. It is likely to be approved by the Democratic-majority committee.
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House January 6 committee report recommends Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino be held in contempt of CongressBREAKING: The House Jan. 6 committee has filed a resolution for contempt charges against former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino.
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