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Contempt because they did not get witnesses to testify. but the justice department, this past week, said they would not be prosecuting white house chief of staff mark meadows or his deputy dan scavino for failing to testify or turn over documents to the house christi >> catch all the action right here on cnn. and we know, katelyn, youll be watching it closely for us. thank you very much. we have been tracking important news out of asia. north korea test firing eight ballistic missiles from mul...

Documents for the committee and failing to appear for the deposition. navarro says the indictment was -- motivated. he is now the second individual to be indicted for contempt in relation to the investigation. but the justice department has been decrying the trial, charges against trump and chief of staff mark meadows, and his deputy dance subpoena, for their refusal to cooperate with the committees investigation. and there are more recordings. politico has obtained reporting that shed light on ...

Even with this extensive investigation, the house wont be getting testimony from everyone they wanted. the house voted to hold four witnesses who didnt comply with their investigation subpoenas in contempt. thats meadows, deputy dan scavino, peter na vara toe and steve bannon. and in the end the house gets a mixed result. the justice department told the house last week it would not be prosecuting trumps close white house advisers meadows and scavino as a way to enforce their congressional subpoe...

And the white house dan scavino whos also held in contempt of congress, and had that case referred to the justice department. the times suggest this might be because meadows and scavino negotiated with the january six investigation, turned over some documents. is there a meaningful difference? and you understand why a lot of people watching at home will say, oh my word, what is wrong with the justice department? >> you know, i dont know the facts yet about this. but based on what i read in their...

American could lie to congress or the fbi with impunity. what has become of this country? to be clear, peter navarro is not charged with lying to congress. hes charged with defied a congressional subpoena. louis gohmert would be confused, given how many other trump officials have been charged with lying to congress and to the fbi. but look, whether peter navarro is going to be convicted on these contempt charges, whether hes potentially going to face a year or two in prison for refusing to talk ...

And there is a long set of negotiations between dan scavinos attorney and the committees attorney. although they didnt come to any agreement, there was at least some conversation. and in the end -- >> i think navarro doesnt have an attorney, right? he wants to represent himself as well. >> there you go. and you know what they say about people who represent themselves. but -- >> i wont say it on air, but, yeah. >> so, the other two men had much more comply eighted issues and did try to deal with ...

The same matters that he was asked to testify about congress, and to bring documents with him. so its unclear whether they were simply investigating the contempt, or if they were investigating the underlying conduct, that is the subject of his testimony in congress. not clear there. but what is clear is that he defied that subpoena. he attached it to his own lawsuit that he filed earlier this week. and out of himself as a recipient of a grand jury subpoena. and the date that he was supposed to a...

Because the fbi, not very loudly, when they came to serve him with that subpoena -- >> how dare they! >> but i did notice that they requested that he come to the grand jury, and testify about the same matters that he was asked to testify about congress, and to bring documents with him. so its unclear whether they were simply investigating the contempt, or if they were investigating the underlying conduct, that is the subject of his testimony in congress. not clear there. but what is clear is tha...

Phone call with brad raffensperger. and you know wet? brad raffensperger behave the way a law abiding politician should. he compile with the subpoena, he testified for five hours. and i could not agree more with professor mary, when she said so many of these things represent uncharted waters. but you know what? we have to take this mating legal voyages so we can get some law on. for example, whether congress can hold in contempt, and referred to prosecution, one of its own for violating the rule...

A chilling report reveals how far the far-right extremist group infiltrated a gop establishment in florida. what are the broader implications for our democracy? i will discuss this with my panel? this is all coming up and more right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ . a good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. the mayor garlands department of justice seemingly lending to former white house officials off the hook this is when it comes to the january six investigation. frankly, at the timing cannot be worse....