Thread by @rgoodlaw

PSA on #MarkMeadows and #PowerPoint slides

This isn't a hair-on-fire moment. Mainstream media has been responsible not reporting it as such.

I’ve written Meadows has significant criminal exposure

But this is not strong evidence of that.

A few key points to consider…
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2. All we know is Mark Meadows had the slides on this phone.

Not that he plotted it, not that he or any administration officials created it, not that he did something nefarious (or did anything) with it.

3. Meadows’ lawyer says the reason they voluntarily turned over the document is because Meadows did nothing with it -- and is accordingly not claiming it is ‘privileged’ info that should be kept from congressional investigators.

via NYT

nytimes.com/2021/12/10/us/…

4. This is not some top secret document.

It looks like Fox News’ Laura Logan was openly sharing the 36-page version of the document on January 5 via Twitter for anyone to download. The link has remained active since.

https://twitter.com/laralogan/status/1346521550783188992

5. Is the Laura Logan 36-page version the same as the 38-page one?

Here's the Guardian's @hugolowell:

theguardian.com/us-news/2021/d…

6. Here’s the bizarre cabal who may have created the PowerPoint document, according to the NYT.👇

nytimes.com/2021/12/10/us/…

Note: The New York Times report from last night showcases careful and responsible reporting (by @lukebroadwater @alanfeuer).

7. NYT fairly points out: Meadows did use other outlandish conspiracies (eg that Italian military satellites altered US ballots) in his and Trump’s apparent scheme to push the Dept of Justice to overturn the election.

The House Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) summary.👇

8. Finally, one upshot:

Meadows at an absolute minimum needs to testify before the @January6thCmte about matters that his attorney fully acknowledges are not privileged. His failure to show up should appropriately land him in criminal contempt with an indictment to follow.

9. New reporting

Phil Waldron, who contributed to and circulated PowerPoint, reportedly

- met with Meadows 8-10 times
- briefed Lindsey Graham in Meadows' office
- briefed GOP mmbrs of Congress on Jan 5
- worked with Giuliani and Eastman at Willard hotel
washingtonpost.com/investigations…

10. Some briefings appear to be Waldron claiming to show election fraud, etc.

Not clear which of these (except for Jan 5 briefing to GOP members of Congress) was about PowerPoint presentation.

Re timing: "A version of the presentation made its way to...Mark Meadows, on Jan. 5"