House votes to hold Meadows in contempt for defying the committee subpoena
Reporting and findings
- documented
The House voted to hold Meadows in criminal contempt and referred the matter to the Justice Department after he refused deposition testimony. The January 6 committee characterized the subpoena as lawful and his blanket noncompliance as damaging Congress's investigative authority. A congressional contempt referral initiates a prosecutorial decision; it is not itself a criminal judgment.
- United States Government Publishing Office: Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States CapitolExecutive Summary pages 118–120 and note 688: House vote and legal characterization
- Associated Press: House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probeDecember 14 House vote, 222-208 tally, referral consequence, and Meadows response
Summary and current status
The referral was a legislative finding of noncompliance, not a criminal conviction; prosecutors later declined to charge him.
Criminal referral not prosecuted
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump network root
- Mark MeadowsTrump White House chief of staff
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpWhite House chief of staffMark Meadows