Moments after news broke of Trump adviser Steve Bannon's indictment on Friday afternoon, a member of the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection issued something of a warning to Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) appeared on MSNBC in the wake of the Department of Justice's announcement that a grand jury had indicted Bannon for two counts of contempt for defying the committee's subpoena. Earlier Friday, Meadows took a similar path, declining to appear for a deposition or produce documents requested by the committee.
"Bannon and now Meadows appear to believe that they're above the law," Lofgren told MSNBC. "That's not the case. ... You can't do that in America, and I hope that Mr. Meadows will come to his senses and come in and answer questions and produce documents as the law requires."
Asked whether the committee plans to vote to refer Meadows to the DOJ for possible indictment, Lofgren said members haven't met to decide that question yet.
"It seems to me that we've got to take some action," she said. "You can't allow these individuals who have information that the committee needs to simply flout their obligation, thumb their nose at Congress and the law. That can't happen in America, so we've got to take stern steps. I would hope actually that Mark would see this and understand that he has an obligation to come in."
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Zoe Lofgren on MSNBC www.youtube.com
