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A TRUMP administration chief of staff has been found in contempt of Congress after refusing to co-operate with investigations into January’s US Capitol riot.
Mark Meadows said last week that he would stop working with a congressional panel investigating the events of January 6, when supporters of then president Donald Trump stormed the Congress building in Washington as election results were being certified.
Mr Meadows twice refused to appear at scheduled depositions after making his announcement.
Following Tuesday night’s vote by the House of Representatives, he could face a year in prison and a $100,000 (£75,700) fine.
Mr Meadows will now be referred to the Department of Justice for a formal charge, making him the second Trump-era official to face charges over the riot. Strategist Steve Bannon was formally charged with contempt of Congress last month after also refusing to give evidence.
Local officials in Washington have meanwhile said that they will be suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers – two far-right groups that were prevalent in disorder at the Capitol – in a bid to recoup funds spent on defending the city from the mob.
