- Biden reacted to the House voting to hold ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt.
- "It seems to me he is worthy of being held in contempt," he said on Wednesday.
- Only two Republicans joined every Democrat to hold Meadows in contempt of Congress.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday reacted to the House of Representatives voting to hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump's chief of staff, in contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with a subpoena.
"I don't know enough with what, just what I've seen, I've not spoken to anyone," Biden told reporters outside the White House. "It seems to me he is worthy of being held in contempt."
The Democratic-led House voted on Tuesday night to hold Meadows in contempt after he declined to turn over additional documents and appear for a scheduled deposition before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. Only two Republicans, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, who are members of the committee, joined every Democrat in support of the measure.
The case now heads to the Department of Justice, which will decide whether or not to weigh potential criminal charges against Meadows.
Meadows had been cooperating with the committee up until last week, but his lawyer then wrote to lawmakers, saying they have "no intention of respecting boundaries concerning Executive Privilege." Meadows claims he's protected by Trump's assertion of executive privilege, otherwise known as the right to keep information confidential. Lawmakers on the panel disagreed and said Meadows has no right to assert executive privilege.
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