The story goes on under the ad The committee’s plans to request an interview with Thomas were first reported by CNN. A source familiar with the investigation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the internal committee’s plans, confirmed the report. In a series of text exchanges with Meadows, Thomas sought to influence Trump’s strategy of overturning the election results and pressured lawyer Sidney Powell to be “the leader and face” of Trump’s legal team. Thomas’s repeated approach to Meadows came at a time when Trump and his allies were trying to appeal to the Supreme Court to deny the election results. Revelations of his wife’s texts sparked calls from Democrats urging Clarence Thomas to clear himself of cases related to the 2020 election. Separately, the committee is set to vote Monday night on detaining two former Trump aides in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the committee’s calls. The story goes on under the ad The committee will meet Monday night to consider a report recommending the detention of former Trade and Production Director Peter Navarro and former Chief Communications Officer Daniel Scavino Jr. for criminal contempt of Congress. If the committee approves the matter, Parliament will vote on whether to refer Navarro and Scavino to the Ministry of Justice for prosecution. The story goes on under the ad In a report filed Sunday night, the bipartisan committee said Scavino not only worked as a White House official, but “promoted separate activities aimed at promoting Mr. Trump’s success as a presidential candidate. He continued to do so after the 2020 elections, promoting activities designed to overturn the result of a lost election. “ “Sir. Scavino reportedly attended several meetings with the President to discuss election challenges,” the commission wrote in its report. “Scavino was also monitoring social media on behalf of President (Donald) Trump, and he did so at a time when the sites that Mr. Scavino allegedly frequented suggested the possibility of violence on January 6.” Last month, the commission summoned Navarro, who has written and publicly discussed efforts to develop a strategy to delay or overturn certification for the 2020 elections. The story goes on under the ad In its report, the committee wrote: “Instead of appearing for his testimony or answering directly to the Selection Committee, Mr Navarro issued a public statement concerning his testimony. Mr Navarro predicted that his interactions with the Selection Committee would be judged by the “Supreme Court, where this case is located”. “Mr Navarro, however, has never filed a case seeking release from his responsibilities in order to comply with the Select Committee summons.” In a statement on Sunday, Navarro said: “The witch-hunt of the Select Committee is based on the legal requirement of a big Court of Appeal Lie that Joe Biden can relinquish Donald Trump’s executive privilege. “The Supreme Court will not have any of this when the time comes – as it certainly will – and the Ministry of Justice knows that such nonsense will destroy the executive branch and the crucial role it plays in effective presidential decision-making.” In a statement, Navarro suggested that the commission investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (California) and the Pentagon and consider whether FBI informants instigated a pro-Trump mob to invade the Capitol, a claim widely rejected. The story goes on under the ad Scavino did not immediately respond to attempts to reach him on Monday. Scavino and Navarro are among Trump’s latest White House officials who are facing repercussions for refusing to comply with the January 6 committee’s calls. Last year, Trump’s former adviser, Steven K. Bannon, was accused of contempt of Congress, prompting some Republicans to warn of “retaliation” that they could do the same to Democrats if they regain control of the House majority in New York. Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, also refused to work with the committee, leading to a vote in Congress to scorn Congress in December. The story goes on under the ad The committee’s January 6 legal battles in trying to summon files that would help committee members investigate the uprising have not been limited to individuals. Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit against the Jan. 6 panel seeking to block a data call from the Salesforce panel, an RNC software vendor. In a Salesforce summons, the Jan. 6 commission said it needed performance metrics and analytics about Trump’s campaign to investigate whether Trump and the RNC used the software vendor platform to spread false statements about the 2020 election. , citing evidence that many rioters were motivated by these false allegations. The RNC lawsuit argued that the request went beyond the scope of the congressional committee’s summons.
