WASHINGTON — Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, voted against holding former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he stopped cooperating with the Jan. 6 Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.
On Tuesday, the House voted 222-208 to hold the former congressman and Trump administration official in criminal contempt, with all but two Republicans voting against the resolution.
The vote is the latest show of force by the Jan. 6 panel, which is leaving no angle unexplored — and no subpoena unanswered — as it investigates the worst attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years, The Associated Press reported.
Pence, a Columbus native, is the brother of former Vice President Mike Pence, who drew the ire of some Trump supporters when he said he did not have the power to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory — including some who were chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” as they forced their way inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The vote came after the House earlier voted 229-202 to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Trump, in contempt after defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 Committee.
Rep. Pence was the lone member of the House to not cast a vote on the Bannon resolution.
Hannah Osantowski, a spokeswoman for Rep. Pence, said at the time that the congressman “had a family medical emergency that he had to attend to, but he would have voted no.”
Bannon was indicted last month by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress.
For the complete story, see Thursday’s Republic.
