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Dec 2021
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Meadows Charge Referred & Lawmaker Named

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The decision of whether to prosecute former Trump administration Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for contempt of Congress is in the hands of the Justice Department now. CNN Congressional Correspondent Ryan Nobles explains where the House select committee’s work stands. Plus, one of the unnamed lawmakers that sent texts to Meadows the day before the January 6th insurrection has now been identified.

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