/ 15 December 2021

Trump’s former chief of staff faces contempt charges

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

Texts received by former US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows have revealed more about what went down as supporters stormed the US Capitol on 6 January. Members of Congress, Fox News anchors and Trump’s son Donald Jr all urged Meadows to tell Trump to act quickly to stop the siege that led to the death of 5 people. The House of Representatives panel investigating the Capitol insurrection voted to recommend contempt charges against Meadows, who provided the committee with a tonne of documents, including the texts, and then stopped cooperating with them last week. “These texts leave no doubt the White House knew exactly what was happening at the Capitol,” said Liz Cheney, a Republican (but no friend of Trump’s…) and the panel’s vice chairwoman. The House of Representatives will vote this morning to refer the charges to the Justice Department, which will then decide whether to prosecute Meadows. Meanwhile, Washington DC’s Attorney General has sued neo-nazi groups over the 6 Jan attack in an effort to cripple them financially.

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