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Wed Feb 15, 2023, 09:22 PM Feb 2023

Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 investigation

I keep hoping that Meadows will flip on TFG



https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/politics/mark-meadows-subpoena

Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is seeking documents and testimony related to January 6, and Meadows received the subpoena sometime in January, the source said. An attorney for Meadows declined to comment.

The Justice Department did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on the subpoena.

The move to subpoena one of Trump’s most senior aides – in addition to the recent subpoena of former Vice President Mike Pence, as CNN reported last week – marks the latest significant step in the special counsel’s investigation into Trump’s role in seeking to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election.

Smith also is simultaneously investigating Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving office. While the subpoena is related to January 6, Meadows also may be of interest in the documents investigation. He was one of Trump’s designees to the National Archives and played a role in discussions around returning government records in his possession.

The special counsel’s subpoena could set up a clash with the Justice Department and Meadows over executive privilege. The former White House chief of staff, citing executive privilege, previously fought a subpoena from a special grand jury in Georgia that was investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. A judge later ordered Meadows to testify, finding him “material and necessary to the investigation.”
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Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows subpoenaed by special counsel in Jan. 6 investigation (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 OP
This will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #1
Ah Ha.. Closing in! TY! nt Cha Feb 2023 #2
LOL, He Will Fight It. Nobody Is Going To Testify Against Teflon Man SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #3
Andrew Weisman-DOJ policy suggests that Mark Meadows means he is not a target of grand jury LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #4
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