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The latest in #TheMeadowsTexts: Texts Expose Giuliani Legal Team’s Divisive Election ‘Circus’ And Requests For Cash
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The texts provide a dramatic illustration of how Giuliani’s team was consumed by election conspiracy theories. They also show how Giuliani was both a key player in the former president’s push to reverse his election loss and a divisive figure in Trump’s world 🧵

Meadows’ messages also include multiple instances of the Giuliani team asking for payment for its services.

About that *leaky* press conference with Sidney Powell on Nov 19: Based on a text she sent Meadows while Giuliani’s event was underway, Ginni Thomas, a GOP activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was oozing tears of happiness.

The Meadows texts show in real time how different segments of Trumpworld and the GOP reacted to Giuliani and his team throughout the effort to reverse the results of the 2020 election. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/meadow…

Some, like Thomas, applauded Giuliani’s efforts, while others, like Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), dismissed an appearance that the former New York City mayor made in Phoenix as “the circus” coming to town in one of his many texts to Meadows.

Here's an example of one of the many times Rudy's team reached out to Meadows begging for some cash to fund their cross-country election overturning endeavors:

While Meadows’ texts paint Giuliani as a controversial figure within Trumpworld, they also indicate how central he was to the president’s efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 race.

Meadows’ messages indicated multiple Trump allies were working with Giuliani or directed his way, including Kelli Ward, Pam Bondi, Scott Perry, Chip Roy, Jody Hice, former Georgia Sen. David Perdue, and Rep-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/meadow…

Additionally, in a text that was first reported by CNN, Sean Hannity indicated that “if this doesn’t end the way we want,” he wanted to do “3 things together” with Meadows. Those were: “1 – Directing legal strategies vs Biden 2- NC Real estate 3- Other business I talked to Rudy”

TPM reached out to Hannity to discuss his connections to Giuliani on Wednesday evening. He was apparently not pleased.

Lots more here: talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/meadow…