House votes to hold ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress
By DW
16 December 2021 |
6:12 am
The vote was 222 to 208 in favor of holding Donald Trump's fourth and final chief of staff in contempt after a refusal to cooperate with the January 6 insurrection investigation.
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