Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows is calling the investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot an excuse to go after Trump 'once gain' after a House committee voted 9-0 on Monday to hold him in contempt of Congress.
The Daily Mail reports the Monday night vote by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack sets up a full House vote later this week, which if passed, would refer the matter to the Department of Justice. 'It's disappointing, but not surprising,'
Meadows told Fox News' Sean Hannity the same night. 'Let's be clear about this, this is not about me - holding me in contempt. It's not even about making the Capitol safer. We've seen that by the selective leaks that are going on right now. This is about Donald Trump and about actually going after him once again,' Meadows said.
Prior to Monday's vote, the committee members laid out their case against the ex-White House chief of staff, who was at former President Donald Trump's side during the January 6 insurrection. Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff read text messages sent to Meadows from Donald Trump Jr., Fox News hosts and GOP lawmakers who urged Trump to call off the mob.
Chairman Bennie Thompson insisted Meadows - who had planned to cooperate and then changed his mind - 'hasn't left us any choice.'
On Monday, Hannity told his viewers that the committee is a 'sham' and a 'waste of your time and money.' Meadows pushed back on one of the committee's central pieces of evidence: an email sent by Meadows on January 5 saying that the National Guard would be present the next day to 'protect pro Trump people.' The former congressman from North Carolina said the committee was trying to 'spin some nefarious purpose' on the email, which was meant to ensure a 'safe environment.'
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