Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows
Mark MeadowsJan. 6 panel plans vote to censure Trump DOJ official Clark Sunday shows – Spotlight shifts to omicron variant Schiff: Jan. 6 panel decision on charges for Meadows could come this week MORE has reached an initial deal to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, providing documents and agreeing to testify before the panel.
“Mr. Meadows has been engaging with the Select Committee through his attorney. He has produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition,” Chair Bennie Thompson
Bennie Gordon ThompsonJan. 6 panel plans vote to censure Trump DOJ official Clark Jan. 6 panel faces double-edged sword with Alex Jones, Roger Stone Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and leaders MORE (D-Miss.) said Tuesday.
“The Select Committee expects all witnesses, including Mr. Meadows, to provide all information requested and that the Select Committee is lawfully entitled to receive. The committee will continue to assess his degree of compliance with our subpoena after the deposition.”
The tenuous agreement comes as the committee is poised to censure its second witness. The committee announced Monday that it will hold a vote later this week to censure former Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Clark after he failed to cooperate with the committee — a move that would leave his former employer to prosecute him alongside one-time White House strategist Steve Bannon
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While the agreement may help Meadows dodge the same immediate outcome, both sides appeared to hint at the potential for the deal to unravel.
“As we have from the beginning, we continue to work with the Select Committee and its staff to see if we can reach an accommodation that does not require Mr. Meadows to waive Executive Privilege or to forfeit the long-standing position that senior White House aides cannot be compelled to testify before Congress,” Meadows’s attorney, George Terwilliger, said in a statement.
“We appreciate the Select Committee’s openness to receiving voluntary responses on non-privileged topics,” he added.
Meadows is a central figure in the committee’s probe, appearing to be deeply involved with the former President Trump
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Subpoenas sent by the committee to Meadows and others in his orbit target the chief’s involvement in Trump’s election efforts at the Department of Justice; in Georgia where Trump pressured the secretary of state there to “find” 11,780 more votes; and in the planning of rallies just before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
Meadows was said to be “engaging” with the committee since he was first subpoenaed in September.
But the panel later ratcheted up the pressure, sending subpoenas to a number of those who worked closely with Meadows at the White House just days before demanding he appear for a Nov. 12 deposition.
Meadows and other former aides were directed by Trump to not cooperate with the committee.
While Trump claims the committee’s work would violate his executive privilege, the committee has argued former presidents retain no power to restrict congressional access to records. Trump has thus far only disputed access to his presidential records, appealing a federal district judge decision siding with the committee.
Meadows broke his silence earlier this month just after DOJ scored a grand jury indictment against Bannon for contempt of Congress.
“He’s exerted, and rightfully so, his executive privilege. And it’s not up to me to waive it. And so it’s got me between a rock and a hard space,” Meadows said in an interview with Fox News.
“These are complex legal matters that I’m going to let the attorneys hopefully work out in a spirit of accommodation.”
Updated 12:52 p.m.
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark MeadowsMark MeadowsJan. 6 panel plans vote to censure Trump DOJ official Clark Sunday shows – Spotlight shifts to omicron variant Schiff: Jan. 6 panel decision on charges for Meadows could come this week MORE has reached an initial deal to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, providing documents and agreeing to testify before the panel.“Mr. Meadows has been engaging with the Select Committee through his attorney. He has produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition,” Chair Bennie ThompsonBennie Gordon ThompsonJan. 6 panel plans vote to censure Trump DOJ official Clark Jan. 6 panel faces double-edged sword with Alex Jones, Roger Stone Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and leaders MORE (D-Miss.) said Tuesday. “The Select Committee expects all witnesses, including Mr. Meadows, to provide all information requested and that the Select Committee is lawfully entitled to receive. The committee will continue to assess his degree of compliance with our subpoena after the deposition.”The tenuous agreement comes as the committee is poised to censure its second witness. The committee announced Monday that it will hold a vote later this week to censure former Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Clark after he failed to cooperate with the committee — a move that would leave his former employer to prosecute him alongside one-time White House strategist Steve BannonStephen (Steve) Kevin BannonJan. 6 panel plans vote to censure Trump DOJ official Clark Prosecutors say Bannon seeking to ‘try this case in the media’ Jan. 6 panel faces double-edged sword with Alex Jones, Roger Stone MORE.While the agreement may help Meadows dodge the same immediate outcome, both sides appeared to hint at the potential for the deal to unravel.“As we have from the beginning, we continue to work with the Select Committee and its staff to see if we can reach an accommodation that does not require Mr. Meadows to waive Executive Privilege or to forfeit the long-standing position that senior White House aides cannot be compelled to testify before Congress,” Meadows’s attorney, George Terwilliger, said in a statement.“We appreciate the Select Committee’s openness to receiving voluntary responses on non-privileged topics,” he added.Meadows is a central figure in the committee’s probe, appearing to be deeply involved with the former President TrumpDonald TrumpPence: Supreme Court has chance to right ‘historic wrong’ with abortion ruling Prosecutor says during trial that actor Jussie Smollett staged ‘fake hate crime’ Overnight Defense & National Security — US, Iran return to negotiating table MORE’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Subpoenas sent by the committee to Meadows and others in his orbit target the chief’s involvement in Trump’s election efforts at the Department of Justice; in Georgia where Trump pressured the secretary of state there to “find” 11,780 more votes; and in the planning of rallies just before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.Meadows was said to be “engaging” with the committee since he was first subpoenaed in September. But the panel later ratcheted up the pressure, sending subpoenas to a number of those who worked closely with Meadows at the White House just days before demanding he appear for a Nov. 12 deposition.Meadows and other former aides were directed by Trump to not cooperate with the committee.While Trump claims the committee’s work would violate his executive privilege, the committee has argued former presidents retain no power to restrict congressional access to records. Trump has thus far only disputed access to his presidential records, appealing a federal district judge decision siding with the committee.Meadows broke his silence earlier this month just after DOJ scored a grand jury indictment against Bannon for contempt of Congress.“He’s exerted, and rightfully so, his executive privilege. And it’s not up to me to waive it. And so it’s got me between a rock and a hard space,” Meadows said in an interview with Fox News.“These are complex legal matters that I’m going to let the attorneys hopefully work out in a spirit of accommodation.”Updated 12:52 p.m.