Home votes to carry Meadows in felony contempt of congress
1 00:00:00,330 –> 00:00:05,970 >> We have discovered that Mr. Meadows made a shock go to to a state run audit in Georgia which 2 00:00:05,970 –> 00:00:11,670 led to the now notorious name during which Mr. Trump improperly requested the Georgia secretary 3 00:00:11,670 –> 00:00:17,190 of state to search out votes. We have to speak to Mr. Meadows about that. We 4 00:00:17,190 –> 00:00:22,920 want additionally to ask him about textual content messages which he offered to our committee that 5 00:00:22,920 –> 00:00:28,260 present an official in Georgia texting Mr. Meadows through the 6 00:00:28,260 –> 00:00:34,560 Trump wraps and Berger name saying that they quote want to finish this name unquote 7 00:00:34,560 –> 00:00:40,020 and emphasizing quote I do not suppose this shall be a productive shall be productive a lot 8 00:00:40,020 –> 00:00:43,830 longer and quote We have to speak to Mr. Meadows about that. 9 00:00:43,830 –> 00:00:49,770 >> How did the next textual content from a Home lawmaker. Influenced Trump’s 10 00:00:49,770 –> 00:00:55,740 plans to overthrow Joe Biden’s Electoral School majority 11 00:00:55,740 –> 00:01:01,680 of 306 to 232. After Joe Biden beat Donald 12 00:01:01,680 –> 00:01:04,290 Trump and he here is what that lawmaker wrote him. 13 00:01:04,890 –> 00:01:10,860 >> On November 4th. A member of this physique wrote to Meadows. Here is an aggressive technique 14 00:01:10,860 –> 00:01:16,500 sooner or later after the election. Why cannot the states of Georgia North Carolina 15 00:01:16,500 –> 00:01:21,840 Pennsylvania and different Republican managed state homes declare this 16 00:01:21,840 –> 00:01:27,300 is B.S. the place conflicts an election not referred to as that evening and simply ship 17 00:01:27,300 –> 00:01:32,180 their simply ship their very own electors to vote and have it go to the SCOTUS. 18 00:01:32,190 –> 00:01:37,860 >> The Supreme Courtroom of the US on January third. Mr. Meadows was exchanging 19 00:01:37,860 –> 00:01:43,650 textual content messages with a lawmaker concerning the stress marketing campaign to get state legislatures to twenty 00:01:43,650 –> 00:01:49,100 overturn the outcomes of the election. In a single textual content message to a lawmaker Mr. 21 00:01:49,100 –> 00:01:54,600 Meadows wrote he he presumably being President Trump. Quote 22 00:01:54,600 –> 00:02:00,210 He thinks the legislatures have the ability. However the V.P. has energy to 23 00:02:00,210 –> 00:02:05,710 finish quote the ability to do what we might guess 24 00:02:05,710 –> 00:02:08,920 the ability to overturn the election outcomes. 25 00:02:09,040 –> 00:02:14,260 >> The ability to reject the desire of the voters. And days later a violent mob tried to 26 00:02:14,260 –> 00:02:17,640 get Vice President Pence to do exactly that. 27 00:02:17,680 –> 00:02:23,230 >> We might wish to ask Mr. Meadows about that. Now the gentleman who simply spoke. The gentleman from 28 00:02:23,230 –> 00:02:28,650 Indiana laments the truth that we have now 29 00:02:28,650 –> 00:02:34,520 this committee however the gentleman from Indiana voted in opposition to 30 00:02:34,520 –> 00:02:39,710 forming an equally numbered committee to 31 00:02:39,710 –> 00:02:45,320 be set as much as decide this situation. I’m not stunned 32 00:02:45,320 –> 00:02:46,640 that the gentleman from Indiana. 33 00:02:49,290 –> 00:02:56,490 >> Doesn’t need to see this subpoena honored as a result of 34 00:02:56,490 –> 00:03:01,880 Mr. Madam Speaker I consider that he fears the knowledge that 35 00:03:01,880 –> 00:03:02,890 could be introduced ahead. 36 00:03:02,900 –> 00:03:08,720 >> It appears to me that my pal the gentleman from Maryland disparaged the gentleman from Indiana 37 00:03:08,720 –> 00:03:12,700 right here personally and will have his phrases taken down. 38 00:03:12,710 –> 00:03:18,590 >> Make no mistake. Make no mistake When Democrats vote in favor of this decision it 39 00:03:18,590 –> 00:03:23,990 is a vote to place man in jail. That’s what they do not fake to argue 40 00:03:23,990 –> 00:03:29,630 both. Do not even try the argument. No no no. That is simply that is only a home performing 41 00:03:29,630 –> 00:03:35,100 the Justice Division will decide whether or not to prosecute or not. Come on. Is there anybody who 42 00:03:35,100 –> 00:03:35,850 believes that. 43 00:03:36,630 –> 00:03:42,180 >> It took the lawyer common all of 5 days to deal with mother and father as terrorists all 44 00:03:42,180 –> 00:03:47,430 in 5 days. If the left wing political group can proper the White Home asking the Division of Justice to make use of 45 00:03:47,430 –> 00:03:53,100 the Patriot Act in opposition to mothers and dads and 5 days later the lawyer common United States does simply 46 00:03:53,100 –> 00:03:58,340 that then what do you suppose he will do when 2 hundred twenty 5 Democrats in 47 00:03:58,340 –> 00:04:02,900 the Home of Representatives ask him to place President Trump’s chief of employees in jail. 48 00:04:02,910 –> 00:04:08,360 >> Me simply be certain folks perceive some info in mild of 49 00:04:08,360 –> 00:04:14,240 among the prices that my colleague from Ohio simply made that are flat false 50 00:04:14,240 –> 00:04:19,490 . Primary Mr. Meadows refused to indicate up for his deposition. The 51 00:04:19,490 –> 00:04:24,740 Committee scheduled a deposition after in depth coordination with Mr. Meadows at 52 00:04:24,740 –> 00:04:30,110 a day that he selected that he chosen. After which he refused to indicate up and he refused to indicate 53 00:04:30,110 –> 00:04:34,790 as much as testify about non privileged questions. 54 00:04:34,790 –> 00:04:40,130 >> So my colleague from Ohio can speak as a lot as he’d like about govt privilege and 55 00:04:40,130 –> 00:04:45,650 about George Washington and concerning the extent to which it is it is essential for the survival of the republic with which I 56 00:04:45,650 –> 00:04:50,990 agree. However we’re speaking right here about testimony about non privileged supplies. 57 00:04:52,910 –> 00:04:58,470 >> On this vote the yeas are 222 and the nays are 208. 58 00:04:58,470 –> 00:05:03,920 The decision is adopted With out objection the movement to rethink is laid on 59 00:05:03,920 –> 00:05:04,610 the desk.