Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows fails to show for Jan. 6 committee deposition, prompting calls to hold him in contempt
ABC News
Mark Meadows wants a court to resolve Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege before he cooperates with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows did not show up his 10 a.m. deposition with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, prompting calls from the panel to have Congress hold him in contempt.
A lawyer representing Meadows said "it would be irresponsible for Mr. Meadows to prematurely resolve" the disputes with the committee "by voluntarily waiving privileges that are at the heart of those legal issues" in a statement Friday morning.
A federal appeals court intervened on Thursday to temporarily block the National Archives from releasing Trump's White House records ahead of a Friday deadline, forcing a new timeline on the committee because of Nov. 30 oral arguments scheduled for Trump's appeal.
Meadows wants a court to resolve former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege before he cooperates with the committee.
