Mark Meadows founded one of the most conservative groups in Congress, left early to be White House chief of staff for Donald Trump and now faces two state criminal charges related to the waning weeks of his time in that administration.
The North Carolina Republican was named in the sprawling 41-count indictment against Trump and a web of allies, as prosecutors laid out a sweeping criminal conspiracy to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia and other states in the 2020 presidential election.
Meadows first won his seat in Congress in 2012, representing a district in western North Carolina. Throughout his tenure in the chamber Meadows was one of the most conservative members of the House and backed a federal government shutdown in 2013.