WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is set to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows today as lawmakers are releasing new details about thousands of emails and texts he has handed over to the committee.
In laying out the case for the contempt vote, the nine-member panel released a 51-page report Sunday evening that details Meadows’ involvement with the Jan. 6 uprising.
Included in its findings:
* On Jan. 5, Meadows sent an email saying the National Guard would be used to defend Trump supporters. Meadows’ email also revealed an exchange with an unnamed senator about rejecting electors of Joe Biden.
* A Nov. 7 email discussed an attempt to arrange with state legislators to appoint slates of pro-Trump electors instead of those chosen by voters.
* Emails from Meadows on Dec. 29, Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, also show that he encouraged investigations of voter fraud, including allegations already rejected by federal investigators and courts.
* Meadows used a personal cellphone and two personal Gmail accounts to conduct official business during this period. Whether he turned over all records from those accounts to the National Archives is not known.
