What Mark Meadows Knew
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🗓️ 16 December 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
After initially cooperating with the select committee investigating the events of January 6, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reversed course, deciding instead to assert executive privilege. But Meadows had already handed over documents and text messages relating to that day—painting a picture of how Trump’s inner circle reacted as the Capitol was under siege.
What happens to Meadows now that he’s been held in contempt of Congress? And could possible criminal charges for defying the committee spur other witnesses to speak?
Guest: Nicholas Wu, congressional reporter for Politico.
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| 1:06.1 | Over the last few days, Congress has staged these dramatic readings of private communications |
| 1:12.3 | from inside the Trump White House on January 6, 2021. |
| 1:21.9 | His chaining, Republican from Wyoming, was the first to take the microphone on Monday. |
| 1:27.1 | These text messages leave no doubt. The White House knew exactly what was happening here |
| 1:33.1 | at the Capitol. |
| 1:35.6 | Most of us don't get the chance to muck around in the DMs of the politically connected. |
| 1:40.5 | But what was clear this week is that members of the January 6 select committee, they do. |
| 1:47.7 | Thousands of texts, including from Trump administration officials, urged immediate action by the |
| 1:53.5 | president. |
| 1:55.1 | Quote, |
| 1:55.9 | POTUS has to come out firmly and tell the protesters to dissipate. |
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