Ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows no longer cooperating with Jan. 6 committee

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has halted his cooperation with the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, CNN reports, an abrupt about-face from an earlier, recent decision to hand over thousands of documents and appear for an interview before the panel.

Through his lawyer, Meadows suggested his decision to be due to the fact that the committe "planned to ask him about matters he considers off-limits because of executive privilege," writes Politico.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.