January 6 committee chair to send new letter to Mark Meadows as panel weighs whether to pursue criminal contempt
CNN
The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot told reporters Tuesday he is signing a letter by the end of the day to send to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows outlining everything the committee wants to learn from him, as the panel weighs whether to pursue another criminal contempt referral.
Asked by CNN what will be in the letter, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said, "Basically repeating what we've been saying all along. We need these questions answered. We've given you an opportunity on several occasions for you to be responsive and you've not done it."
This letter would be key to marking the trail of communication between Meadows and the committee, and crucial to building out an eventual criminal contempt referral report, if the committee chooses to go that route.