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There is much more on the potential impact of this new variant just ahead in our hour. also tonight, the january 6th committee is keeping the pressure on witnesses who refuse to comply with their subpoenas. a few hours ago they voted unanimously to refer former trump doj official jeffery clark for criminal contempt of congress, but they are giving clark one last chance to testify. >> around 8:00 last evening mr. clarks attorney sent a letter to the committee. another in a long series of long let...

>> we have just learned that mr. clark has agreed to appear again to continue his deposition. however, we will proceed tonight with considering the contempt request as this is just the first step of the contempt process. >> the republican vice chair of the committee liz cheney said this. >> if mr. clark believes that answering questions about his discussions with president trump and others in november and december of 2020 and january of 2021 could inkrem nate him, and he therefore wishes to invo...

Contempt of congress. the committee is also giving clark one last chance to testify. >> -- around 8:00 last evening, mr. clarks attorney sent a letter to the committee. another in a long series of long letters stating that mr. clark now intends to assert his fifth amendment privilege, even though mr. clark previously had the opportunity to make these claims on the record, the select committee will provide him another chance to do so. >> we will not finalize this contempt process, if mr. clark ge...

Privilege assertion is a weighty one, even though mr. clark, previously, had the opportunity to make these claims on the record, the select committee will provide him another chance to do so. i am informed mr. clarks attorney that i am willing to convene another deposition which mr. clark can assert that privilege on a question-by-question basis, which is what the law requires someone who asserts the privilege against self-incrimination. we have just learned that mr. clark has agreed to appear, ...

Committee would certainly consider that. we will not finalize this contempt process if mr. clark genuinely cures his failure to comply with the subpoena this saturday. it is important to note, however, that mr. clark is not excused from testifying simply because president trump is trying to hide behind inapplicable claims of executive privilege. and of course, mr. clark is refusing to answer questions that are not conceivably subject to any executive or other privilege claim. finally, let me mak...

We have just learned that mr. clark has agreed to appear again to continue his deposition. however, we will proceed tonight with considerable the contempt request as this is just the first step of the contempt process. we just want the facts, and we need witnesses to cooperate with legal obligation and provide us with information about what led to the january 6th attack. mr. clark still has that opportunity. and i hope he takes advantage of it. >> surprising development tonight as the committee ...

Privilege assertion is a weighty one. we have just learned that mr. clark has agreed to appear again to continue his deposition. however, we will proceed tonight with considering the contempt request as this is just the first step of the contempt process. >> he has recently suggested that he wants to debate members of this committee. this committees investigation into the violent assault on our capitol on january 6th is not a game. any communication mrs. trump has with this committee will be und...

Ali, let me start with you. it seems like theres very little suspense about this committee vote tonight, fair? >> fair. we know how this is going to go, and its actually going to look a lot like what we saw when this committee voted on the contempt referral for steve bannon. this will be the second referral theyve voted on and the second person theyre looking to make an example of of what can happen if you dont comply with their congressional subpoena. im standing in the hallway here, if any of ...

Floor is thats exactly what were saying. the argument that he is making is absolutely the argument that were making. he is a private citizen. hes not entitled to executive privilege, and therefore were going forward with the issuance of the subpoena. this contempt process is absolutely in order, and you just cant flaunt your nose at congress and say im not going to do it. you and i know, as well as the majority of right-thinking people you honor subpoenas. you show up and if you decide to plead ...

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