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Hugo Lowell

Trump chief Mark Meadows testified in 2020 election case after immunity order

Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows walks on the south lawn of the White House on 30 October 2020.
Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows walks on the south lawn of the White House on 30 October 2020. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP

Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified to a federal grand jury earlier this year about efforts by the former president to overturn the 2020 election results pursuant to a court order that granted him limited immunity, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The immunity – which forces witnesses to testify on the promise that they will not be charged on their statements or information derived from their statements – came after a legal battle in March with special counsel prosecutors, who had subpoenaed Meadows.

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