Former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark is meeting with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, two months after the panel voted to hold him in contempt for his lack of cooperation
Clark was seen entering a meeting room Wednesday in a building on the US Capitol Complex where the committee has routinely been interviewing witnesses.After voting to hold Clark in contempt in December, the committee paused on proceeding because Clark said he planned to plead the Fifth Amendment. The committee then gave Clark another chance to testify, but that initial date got postponed because of a "medical condition" until Wednesday. Democratic Rep.
"Read MoreThompson said he had not gotten a readout of the proceedings and could not say if Clark plead the Fifth Amendment, as he had previously said he would.Clark's interview Wednesday is expected to play a significant role in determining if the committee will take the next step in referring him to the Department of Justice. Clark's attorney, Harry MacDougald, said in an email to CNN:"No comment today.
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