Mark Meadows: House votes to recommend criminal contempt charges against Trump ex-chief of staff
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#5T27D)
Move comes after senior Trump figure ceased cooperating with panel investigating Capitol attack
The US House of Representatives has approved a measure recommending criminal contempt charges against Mark Meadows, the former chief of staff to Donald Trump, a week after he ended his cooperation with the chamber's committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.
The approval marks the first time the House has voted to hold a former member in contempt since the 1830s, according to the chamber's records.
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