Contempt

MAGA-supporting Colorado election official under investigation is arrested at bagel shop

On Tuesday, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters was briefly arrested. The Denver Post reports that she was at a Main Street Bagels in Grand Junction, Colorado, at the time of her arrest. Peters …

Wed Feb 9, 2022

Jeffrey Clark clams up in hearing with Jan. 6 committee

Jeffrey Clark once had so much to say—like telling a former Department of Justice superior he would have that man’s job if he didn’t go along with a scheme to overturn results of the 2020 election—and …

Fri Feb 4, 2022

Mark Meadows held in contempt of Congress

For his failure to fully cooperate with the congressional committee investigating the insurrection and attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol this January, former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark …

Wed Dec 15, 2021

In a speech on the House floor, Liz Cheney called out two prominent Republicans as liars

Late Tuesday, Congress voted 222-208 with only two Republicans joining their Democratic colleagues to hold Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress. This comes after weeks of …

Wed Dec 15, 2021

Roger Stone invokes Fifth Amendment, Meadows courts contempt

With his deposition scheduled for next week, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump and self-proclaimed dirty trickster Roger Stone has informed the Jan. 6 Committee that he will invoke the …

Wed Dec 8, 2021

Ex-Trump Department of Justice official buys time before contempt vote kicks off

On Thursday, members of the Jan. 6 Committee temporarily halted a process leading to a full vote in the House for a criminal contempt referral for ex-Trump Department of Justice official Jeffrey …

Thu Dec 2, 2021

Another contempt vote imminent for Trump cohort

Another criminal contempt of Congress complaint is shaping up Wednesday as members of the Jan. 6 Committee meet and vote on a report finding that former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark …

Wed Dec 1, 2021

Bannon surrenders to FBI, arraignment slated for this week

Steve Bannon was indicted for contempt of Congress following his flat refusal to comply with a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena and on Monday, he surrendered himself to the FBI. After a quick initial …

Mon Nov 15, 2021

Steve Bannon, crony extraordinaire to twice-impeached Trump, found in contempt of Congress

Steve Bannon, loyalist to former President Donald Trump, was held in contempt of Congress Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, ultimately setting the stage for Attorney General Merrick …

Fri Oct 22, 2021