Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday openly defied a subpoena by order by the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection.
Citing sources familiar with the development, CNN is reporting that Meadows did not show up for a scheduled deposition this morning, an action that could lead to the panel beginning a criminal referral process against him.
According to CNN, “Committee staffers had been prepared to go forward with the interview and waited in a room on Capitol Hill with a stenographer, but started to file out of the room nine minutes after the deadline passed.”
The committee did not respond to a request for comment, the news network reported.
Another Trump ally, Steeve Bannon, also defied a subpoena by the Jan 6 Panel. In response, the Committee issued a criminal referral against him. But the Justice Department has not taken action on the referral.
