The ultimate vote was 222-208 as solely two Home Republicans voted with Democrats to refer Mark Meadows for legal prosecution.
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Right here is the second when historical past was made and Mark Meadows was referred to the DOJ for legal prosecution 222-208. pic.twitter.com/k7dPHeWXpW
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 15, 2021
The 2 Republicans who joined with the Democrats had been the 2 GOP 1/6 Committee members, Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL).
The vote is historic as Mark Meadows turned the primary former member of Congress to be held in contempt in 200 years.
The DOJ has a trickier resolution on its fingers in terms of prosecuting Meadows as a result of on the time of the rebel he was working for the president, however Meadows has effectively sabotaged his privilege claims by writing a e-book and going all of tv and speaking about what it’s within the e-book.
It additionally simply so occurs that the e-book matches up with the 9,000 pages of paperwork that Meadows turned over to the 1/6 Committee and claimed weren’t privileged.
The Home is exhibiting that they aren’t taking part in round. They’ve given the 1/6 Committee actual energy and sharp enamel.
Mark Meadows can both change his thoughts and cooperate or put together to share a cell with Steve Bannon.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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