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Mark Meadows' "incriminating admission"

“Meadows in some respects has even more criminal exposure than Trump,” law professor warns

Salon · Aug 29, 2023

Mark Meadows testifies in bid to move Georgia election case to federal court

Trump’s White House chief of staff argues he acted in capacity as federal officer and that case should be moved to federal court

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2023

Mark Meadows grilled on witness stand over Trump’s Georgia call to ‘find’ votes and false election claims

Former White House chief of staff and others want to transfer the RICO case out of the state’s hands

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Final Jan. 6 report details Trump’s ‘reckless’ attempt to overturn Georgia vote

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump “recklessly” promoted lies about voter fraud at a ballot counting center in Atlanta despite being told at least four times his claims were false, according to the final report of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022

Fulton County grand jury seeks testimony from Meadows, Trump campaign lawyers in Georgia election probe

ATLANTA — A Fulton County special grand jury investigating interference in Georgia's 2020 elections is seeking the testimony of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell and others next month.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Five key takeaways from January 6 US Capitol riot hearing

Fourth hearing of the month examined Trump’s efforts to pressure local and state officials to overturn 2020 elections.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2022

Mark Meadows wanted to bribe Georgia investigators by sending them ‘a s***load of POTUS stuff’, aide says

‘White House staff intervened to make sure that didn’t happen’

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Trump probe in Georgia: Cobb County elections chief to testify, legislators await subpoenas

ATLANTA — The elections chief in Georgia's Cobb County, which was at the center of an extraordinary audit of absentee ballots cast in the disputed 2020 presidential race, has been subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022

Fulton County grand jury prepares to hear testimony in Trump probe

ATLANTA — The Fulton County District Attorney’s wide-ranging criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is heating up, weeks after the seating of a special purpose grand jury with subpoena power.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022