← The NPR Politics Podcast
Donald Trump Jr. Pressed Top Trump Aide To Act During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
December 14, 2021·14m
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol recommended that Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff under President Trump, be charged with contempt of Congress after he stopped cooperating with the panel. The decision comes as the committee disclosed messages sent during the attack by Fox News Channel hosts, Republican lawmakers, and Donald Trump Jr. asking Meadows to act to stop the assault on the Capitol.