The Select Committee will view Mr. Meadows` failure to appear at the deposition as willful non-compliance and would force the Select Committee to consider invoking the contempt of Congress procedures which could result in referral in the House of Representatives, the Department of Justice for criminal charges.
Thompson warns about the consequences of Meadows' non-compliance with the subpoena.
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