Attorney George Terwilliger said in a letter Tuesday that a deposition would be “untenable” because the Jan. 6 panel “has no intention of respecting boundaries” concerning questions that former President Donald Trump has claimed are off-limits because of executive privilege. Terwilliger also said that he learned over the weekend that the committee had issued a subpoena to a third-party communications provider that he said would include “intensely personal” information.
Terwilliger said in a statement last week that he was continuing to work with the committee and its staff on a potential accommodation that would not require Meadows to waive the executive privileges claimed by Trump or “forfeit the long-standing position that senior White House aides cannot be compelled to testify” before Congress.“We appreciate the Select Committee’s openness to receiving voluntary responses on non-privileged topics,” he said then.
A spokesperson for the panel did not have immediate comment on Terwilliger’s letter. The committee’s chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said last week that Meadows had been engaging with the panel through his attorney, producing records and agreeing to appear for an initial deposition.
He got a call from TFG and caved.
The lies and cover-ups of the Edomites!
Was it 'an abrupt reversal' or was he killing time until the next election year from the start? How many sources did you use to figure out which it was? Or are you publishing unverified (I'd say unverifiable) claims as fact?
Imagine that. Another Trumpian that is not good to his word. And that's 'best case' scenario..
Fun fact: Mark Meadows was never going to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Meadows can always take the 5th if there is anything he feels might incriminate himself. However, there is no '5th' to protect OTHERS. And 'privileged evidence' is not a viable argument.
Fine. He can 'negotiate,' with a contempt citation.
America: the place where high level crooks can negotiate their charges and punishment. Meadows(and his family) probably received all kinds of threats from the trumpers too.
Lock him up.
Hmmm…sounds like something was found, hmm?
Arrest Mark Meadows.
Nothing says 'privilege' more than the concept that obeying a subpoena is negotiable.
Big shock! It's delay, delay, delay. All the way to the midterms.
It's beyond clear these insurrectionists will continue to use delay tactics in hopes of regaining power so these traitors can just make it go away.🙄 So, FFS January6thCmte STOP Playing nice 'political games' & just throw the damn book at em, our LITERAL democracy depends on it!
Wait—you’re saying a traitor decided not to cooperate with American authorities? Get out!
This entire ordeal is a total farce. We all know how this ends. A few flunkies get reduced or suspended sentences in a federal resort. None of the ringleaders face consequences. And we all move two minutes closer to midnight.
Lock Meadows up!
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m SHOCKED! Shocked, I tell you!
Why would he? They are all allowed to get away with murder. 🤷♀️🤦♀️
Time for a special counsel - with the clock ticking it will buy 2 more years after midterms.
Prosecute.
Arrest his ass
Nothing abrupt about it. His MASTER is not happy he told the world the truth about their covid spree.
I wonder how the Trump people got to him.
“Abrupt” 😂 this was always the plan. Delay delay delay and hope republicans take back the house so they can dissolve the committee.
'They want me to tell the truth up there, and I'm all 'Uh, no thanks!,' so I'm staying home like a good little cowardly criminal.' - MarkMeadows, a guy who knows he's going down if they get to the bottom of this.
He wanted immunity, they wouldn't grant it.
Lock him up!
He was never going to cooperate! He needed publicity for his new book! 🙄
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