Judge Dismisses Mark Meadows’s Bid to Block Jan. 6 Panel Subpoena

Judge Dismisses Mark Meadows’s Bid to Block Jan. 6 Panel Subpoena
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows at the White House in Washington, on Oct. 21, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s legal challenge against a subpoena issued by the House Jan. 6 committee for his testimony.

Meadows tried to assert executive privilege to shield himself from the controversial Democrat-led probe, but the judge concluded that the subpoenas are protected legislative acts. That is, they are protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the First Amendment.

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