January 6 committee votes to recommend criminal contempt charges for 2 former Trump advisers
CNN
The House select committee investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol voted Monday night to recommend two former advisers to former President Donald Trump be referred to the Department of Justice on criminal contempt of Congress charges for their refusal to cooperate with the committee's investigation or appear for a scheduled deposition.
The votes on Trump White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and Trump's onetime trade adviser, Peter Navarro, came after the committee filed reports Sunday night outlining the ways in which both men evaded investigators.
The referrals passed unanimously out of the committee, which is made up of nine lawmakers, and heads next to the full House for a vote. If both pass out of the House, the referrals would then be sent to the Department of Justice, which will decide if there is enough evidence to prosecute. The committee has advanced three previous criminal referrals.