Ahead of panel vote, Meadows' attorney says contempt referral runs contrary to law
The former Trump White House chief of staff said through his attorney that the effort to refer him for contempt was unwise, unfair and contrary to law. The panel will vote on that referral on Monday.
by Claudia Grisales
Dec 13, 2021
3 minutes
Hours before a House select committee was set to vote for Mark Meadows' referral for criminal contempt, the former Trump White House chief of staff said through his attorney that the effort was unwise, unfair and contrary to law.
The remarks were part of a six-page letter attorney George Terwilliger sent to the Democratic-led House panel's chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and ranking Republican Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
Meadows and his attorney went on to argue that a criminal referral of a senior-most presidential adviser
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