Meadows cooperating with House January 6 committee, chairman says
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Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows is cooperating with the committee.
In a statement, Thompson said Meadows has been cooperating "through an attorney," and has "produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition."
George Terwilliger, Meadows' attorney, said in a statement to CBS News that he and his client are working with the January 6 panel and staff to see if they can "reach an accommodation that does not require Mr. Meadows to waive Executive Privilege or to forfeit the long-standing position that senior White House aides cannot be compelled to testify before Congress.
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