January 6 committee moves to hold former DOJ official in contempt but also gives him one last chance to cooperate
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The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol approved on Wednesday night the report to hold former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark in contempt of Congress for defying his subpoena by refusing to answer questions during a recent deposition and failing to hand over documents to the panel.
Passing the criminal contempt report on Clark out of committee will set up a key floor vote in the House, though it's unclear when that would happen following Clark's agreement to appear before a Saturday deposition.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, said in his opening remarks on Wednesday that Clark will be given the opportunity to appear in front of the panel on Saturday for a new deposition in light of Clark sending a new letter to the committee stating that he intends to claim Fifth Amendment protection.
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