President Joe Biden briefly spoke with the media Wednesday before boarding Air Force One to view the devastation in Kentucky. Biden acknowledged that he had not yet reviewed the texts sent from lawmakers to former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, but called the contempt charge appropriate.
"I don't know enough -- just what I've seen, I have not spoken to anyone," Biden said. "It seems to me he's worthy of being held in contempt."
On Tuesday, the Democratic-controlled House referred Meadows to the Department of Justice for failing to appear for a deposition with the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vote was 222-208 in favor with two Republicans joining Democrats to convict - Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL).
President Biden, leaving for Kentucky, says \u201csome\u201d progress has been made on passing Build Back Better and that it was \u201cgoing to be close\u201d as to whether they could finish this year \n\nAlso: he has not reviewed the Mark Meadows texts but believed a contempt charge was appropriatepic.twitter.com/AgPHS4r69u— Jonathan Lemire (@Jonathan Lemire) 1639577193
