Meadows' involvement in the events leading to Jan 6 isn't up for debate. Our investigation found that, without a doubt, he asked Acting AG Rosen to initiate baseless election fraud investigations on behalf of Trump—and this "Big Lie" helped incite the insurrection.
KEY POINTS ⬇️
.@JudiciaryDems found that from 12/29-1/11, Meadows asked DOJ to:
1) Investigate various discredited claims of election fraud in Georgia that the Trump campaign was unsuccessfully pursuing in court;
2) Investigate false claims of “signature match anomalies” in Fulton County, Georgia, even though Republican state elections officials had made clear “there has been no evidence presented of any issues with the signature matching process.”
3) Investigate a theory known as “Italygate,” promoted by a Rudy Giuliani ally, which held that the CIA and an Italian IT contractor used military satellites to manipulate voting machines and change Trump votes to Biden votes. Meadows also asked DOJ to meet with Giuliani.
4) Investigate a series of claims of election fraud in New Mexico that had been widely refuted and in some cases rejected by the courts, including a claim that Dominion Voting Systems machines caused late-night “vote dumps” for Democratic candidates.
ICYMI: “Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims”
A breakdown of @JudiciaryDems interim report on our continued investigation into Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, and others involved in President Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 election:
THREAD: Firearm-related fatalities are a leading cause of line-of-duty deaths—a threat that's only become worse with the proliferation of assault weapons.
Here's just some of the law enforcement leaders calling on Congress to do more to address the threat of gun violence ⬇️
“I have seen the devastating consequences [that] unchecked gun violence can have on the communities we serve – gun violence that could have been curbed by meaningful action by Congress.” – East Baton Rouge County Sheriff's Office Captain Frederick Thomas cnn.com/2022/06/16/pol…
“As a victim of gun violence, when I was shot at, and my partner was killed on duty, I have an understanding of what the victims are feeling, and the continued 'thoughts & prayers' comments are not enough.” – Police Chief Dwight Henninger, head of @TheIACPcnn.com/2022/06/16/pol…