January 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges for Two Trump Aides

Good morning. Haley is out sick with a cold, but Ryan and Harvest kindly stepped in to put together today’s newsletter.

January 6 Committee

The phrase of the evening at Monday night’s January 6 committee meeting was “no one is above the law.” 

Members of the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol gathered in the ornate Cannon caucus room on Capitol Hill to refer former Trump aides Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro to the Justice Department for criminal contempt of Congress. The motion sailed through the committee on a unanimous vote. 

A vote on the full House floor could come soon: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Monday night that he will bring a resolution forward “as soon as the schedule permits.” 

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