Schiff: Criminal contempt charges possible for noncooperation in Jan. 6 probe
By Mike Lillis - 09/23/21 11:02 AM EDT
The head of the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday warned that those who refuse to cooperate in Congress's investigation into the Capitol attack of Jan. 6 could face charges of criminal contempt.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who's also a member of the select committee investigating the insurrection, said that while investigators don't expect a "blank check" from the Biden administration's Justice Department, agency officials have shown signs that they'll be much more cooperative in pursuing congressional probes than they were under the Trump administration.
"So far what we've seen from the Biden administration has been very encouraging," Schiff said during a press breakfast in Washington sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.
With that in mind, Schiff suggested that those who defy the panel's subpoenas might face charges of contempt.
"Certainly there will be some who will not be cooperating with us, and I'm not referring to the current administration, but members of the past administration. We have to anticipate that," he said.
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