Capitol Breach Committee Schedules Vote on Contempt Charge Against Former Trump DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark

A file image of Jeff Clark, the then assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, taken during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Sept. 14, 2020. Susan Walsh, Pool/AP Photo

The Democrat-led U.S. House Jan. 6 committee on Monday scheduled a Wednesday vote to hold former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark in contempt of Congress.

“The Select Committee will vote on a report recommending that the House of Representatives cite Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of Congress and refer him for prosecution,” the committee said in a Twitter message about the vote scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 1.