The Archives confirmed that it's in talks with Meadows "to obtain any Presidential records that were not properly copied or forwarded into his official account."
The revelation that Meadows may not have turned over some official records kept on his private phone/email account comes as he’s preparing a legal battle against the Jan. 6 committee. politico.com/news/2021/12/0…
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NEW: Prosecutors are seeking their longest Jan. 6 sentence yet — 63 months — for a rioter who assaulted police officers in the lower west terrace tunnel of the Capitol.
In their memo, proescutors also quoted at length from a public statement made in July by @RepStephMurphy, who described being "40 paces" from the extreme violence, as she sheltered in a nearby office.
We also broke the news that the National Archives are working to obtain documents from Mark Meadows that he may not ‘properly’ have turned over from his private email and cell phone (w/ @nicholaswu12 and @joshgerstein)
BREAKING: The appeals court has DENIED Trump’s effort to stop the Jan. 6 committee from getting his White House records.
The court says it would be hard-pressed to tell a sitting president — Biden — that his judgment about what’s in the best interests of the United States is wrong.
But it says Trump’s effort fails on every other test as well.
Committee members have quickly pointed out how extraordinary it is that people close to Trump’s election subversion effort are raising the specter of criminal activity.
NEW: Mark Meadows’ lawsuit is a multi-faceted attack on the committee — but Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney say they plan to hold him in criminal contempt as soon as next week, despite the suit. The latest, w @joshgerstein@woodruffbets@nicholaswu12politico.com/news/2021/12/0…
JAN. 6 COMMITTEE UPDATES: Chairman Bennie Thompson had a lot to say tonight — on the work of the panel, on Mark Meadows, on Mike Pence and on his approach to the committee's final report. Some details:
-The committee has not had any "direct engagement" with former Vice President Mike Pence yet. "We will be talking to the Secret Service about what they did on that day to protect the vice president. We think that’s important for the report."
-He's still hopeful Meadows cooperates with the Jan. 6 committee but that criminal contempt was just "one option" among several the committee could pursue to pressure him if he doesn't show up for a deposition on Wednesday. "The goal is to get information from Mr. Meadows."