The argument was made in a filing Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C., where Meadows sued in December to cancel calls for his deposition and Verizon for his cell phone records. In the latest testimony, Meadows’s lawyers asked a judge to dismiss the commission’s request for a court ruling in its favor that could force Meadows to comply with the summonses. The committee called for a speedy update on Wednesday after submitting its proposal last week. Lawyers say Meadows deserves a chance to gather information on controversial issues through the data-gathering process, known as the Inquiry, such as the commission’s claims that former President Donald Trump did not properly enforce executive powers on the issues. called by the committee. because he did not communicate this position directly to the committee. “Mr. any communication between the commission and Trump and possibly take testimonies from people familiar with these discussions. Parliament voted in December to despise Meadows after his termination, referring the matter to the Department of Justice, which has not said whether it will take action. Meadows’s legal team said it had provided extensive cooperation, but that the commission had refused to comply with Trump’s claim of executive privilege. Meadows’s proposal also accuses the commission of conducting a “sustained media campaign” against him. Although he did not provide evidence, he says the commission leaked all the text messages that Meadows sent to the commission. “The defendants in Congress, under the auspices of a lawful summons, led Mr Meadows to produce thousands of private statements only to use them in a concerted and sustained attempt to discredit him in the media,” Meadows’s lawyer said. , George Terwilliger. wrote in motion. The commission’s court records show that Meadows was in regular contact before Jan. 6, 2021, with Republican allies who made false allegations of electoral fraud and advocated overturning the results of a race won by President Joe Biden. A dossier a week ago cited the testimony of a White House aide who said Meadows had been informed in advance that there could be violence on Jan. 6. The committee declined through a spokesman to comment Saturday on Meadows’s allegations against the committee.
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