Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) made public on Monday text messages sent to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows from multiple Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr., urging him on Jan. 6 to get then-President Donald Trump to denounce his supporters participating in the Capitol riot.
Cheney is the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack, and shared the messages before the panel voted to hold Meadows in contempt for defying their subpoena. Meadows had been cooperating with lawmakers, turning over thousands of documents to the panel from Jan. 6, but then pulled back, claiming the committee wanted him to discuss matters protected under executive privilege.
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