Capitol Riot Panel Sets Up Contempt Vote for Ex-Trump Aides (2)

March 24, 2022, 9:27 PM UTC

The House Committee investigating last year’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol is preparing to advance a contempt of Congress case Monday against former President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and trade adviser Peter Navarro.

Scavino and Navarro would be the third and fourth Trump aides or allies to face a potential criminal referral for allegedly refusing to comply with a committee subpoena.

The panel said it plans to meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday to vote on whether to recommend the full House hold the two men in contempt.

If a majority of the full ...

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