Ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows held in contempt of Congress; could face criminal charges for trying to protect Trump over Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, testify before the House Rules Committee seeking contempt of Congress charges against former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for not complying with a subpoena, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)