Meadows told investigators he did not believe the election was stolen and that Donald Trump was being “dishonest” in claiming victory shortly after polls closed in 2020, according to ABC.
File photo: Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows met with Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year, ABC reported, and prosecutors were focused on his conversations with Donald Trump following the election defeat.
Meadows met with Smith’s team at least three times this year, ABC reported, and prosecutors were focused on his conversations with Trump following the election defeat. While the exact terms of Meadows’ deal with prosecutors are not clear, similar deals traditionally allow a person with knowledge about an ongoing investigation immunity from prosecution if they cooperate fully with investigators, including by giving testimony under oath.
Meadows was also asked about Trump’s reaction to the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, ABC reported. In his testimony, Meadows corroborated accounts that Trump was hesitant to call on his supporters to stop acting violently, at one point even telling then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, “I guess these people are more upset than you are.
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