The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly January 6 assault on the Capitol voted on Monday to seek "contempt of Congress" charges against Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff to former President Donald Trump.

The seven Democratic and two Republican members of the House of Representatives Select Committee approved a report recommending the criminal charge against Meadows by a unanimous 9-0 vote, paving the way for a vote by the full chamber.

(Cover: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2020. /Reuters)