Trump’s chief of staff and ex-congressman discuss plan to replace voters with self-elected candidates to keep Trump in power | Storming the Capitol

Meadows had indicated last week that he would appear before the committee and hand over certain documents, but had changed his mind by Tuesday. He would have handed over some required documents, but his lawyer claims that hundreds of emails and text messages are covered by a duty of confidentiality, and therefore will not be released. The former chief of staff was scheduled to appear before the committee Wednesday, but he refused to do so through his lawyer. He only wanted to answer questions in writing and is now suing committee members and Pelosi for allegedly violating his civil rights, although it is not yet clear what exactly he means.

The investigation committee responded harshly and threatened to file criminal charges against the former chief of staff. Meadows is seen as an important witness, but she evokes “executive privilege,” a privilege of secrecy that former President Trump constantly reneges on and that enables the president to keep some information confidential. However, according to many legal experts, this privilege is not limited to previous presidents.

Documents the committee received from Meadows’ attorneys included communications with the organizers of the January 6 protest, and communications with an unidentified congressman about the possibility of replacing some of the state’s electoral votes with self-elected candidates for Trump’s job. Presidential election result. In his response, Meadows said he thought this was a great proposition.

As chief of staff, Mark Meadows held one of the most important positions in the White House during the January 6 riots. Then Trump supporters stormed the House of Representatives because they wanted to prevent lawmakers from ratifying the results of the presidential election. After all, Trump lost that election and to this day still alleges fraud, although more than a year later, no evidence has been presented.

Meanwhile, more than 250 witnesses appeared before the commission. Trump is calling on his supporters not to cooperate with the investigation, as he says it is politically motivated.

Meadows book came out on tuesday head boss, in which he himself published details of the circumstances surrounding the January 6 facts, including conversations with Trump.

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