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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. clark's 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. cl...

>> 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 invoke privilege on that basis the committee would certainly consider that. we will not finalize this co...

Contempt of congress. the committee is also giving clark one last chance to testify. >> -- around 8:00 last evening, mr. clark's 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 genuinely -- failure to comply with their subpoena the saturday. >> meanwhile, former trump chief of ...

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. clark's 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, again, to continue his deposition. however, we will proceed tonight with considering the contempt r...

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 make a larger point, as well. president trump continues to make the same false claims about a stolen el...