Select Committee​​ Votes Contempt Charge For Ex-Trump Aide Meadows

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Select Committee​​ Votes Contempt Charge For Ex-Trump Aide Meadows

House Select Committee members from left, Zoe Lofgren, Bennie Thompson, Liz Cheney and Jamie Raskin

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly January 6 assault on the Capitol voted on Monday to seek "contempt of Congress" charges against Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff to former President Donald Trump.

The seven Democratic and two Republican members of the House of Representatives Select Committee approved a report recommending the criminal charge against Meadows by a unanimous 9-0 vote, paving the way for a vote by the full chamber.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Chris Reese)

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