January 6 committee is losing patience with Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as it seeks h

[orangecrush]

January 6 committee is losing patience with Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as it seeks his testimony




(CNN)Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 are losing patience with the pace of talks with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and some are considering whether more aggressive steps are needed to force his compliance in the sweeping probe, multiple sources tell CNN.

Meadows was first subpoenaed more than a month ago, and since then the committee has indicated he's been "engaging" in negotiations over the terms of his turning over documents and appearing for a deposition.

But weeks after the committee granted Meadows a "short" but indefinite postponement of the initial subpoena deadline, members are growing increasingly frustrated and contemplating when and how to ramp up the pressure.

Here's what happens if a congressional subpoena is ignored (and what it means for the January 6 committee)
Here's what happens if a congressional subpoena is ignored (and what it means for the January 6 committee)

As one of former President Donald Trump's closest advisers, Meadows has unique insight into what Trump knew in the lead-up to January 6 and in its direct aftermath. And the committee is pressing to learn more about how Meadows aided an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, noting in his subpoena that he had communicated with "the highest officials at the Department of Justice requesting investigations into election fraud matters in several states."




https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/28/politics/january-6-committee-eyes-contempt-proceedings-mark-meadows/index.html


"Losing patience".


He was central in attempting the overthrow of a democratically elected President, and you're "losing patience" with him???!!!

[CincyDem]

1. Next time I get subpoenaed for testimony....

…I’ll negotiate terms. Lol. We’ll see how that works out for me.

[orangecrush]

13. ...

[Irish_Dem]

24. Laws are only for the little people.

Sorry, you are out of luck.

[MontanaMama]

2. They're losing patience?

Mine was gone a long time ago. These assholes are just trying to run out the clock.

[Bev54]

23. Yep, as most people. I suspect Meadows is stalling until he finds out

if the DOJ is going to prosecute Bannon. The minute that happens he might just change his mind, unless he too has large financial backers as Bannon does.

[CentralMass]

3. Who woulda thunk ? Meadows is so far up tRumps arse he can't see daylight

[blm]

10. So far up Trump's @ss that

Jim Jordan couldn’t find him with a flashlight.

[certainot]

32. thanks a lot for that.......

[blogslug]

4. Here is the correct link

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/28/politics/january-6-committee-eyes-contempt-proceedings-mark-meadows/index.html

[orangecrush]

11. Oops!

Fixed it, thanks!

[gab13by13]

5. Patience is the GQP strategy,

by the bye, what did Garland decide about "low hanging fruit" Bannon? Surely he has made up his mind by now?

If it takes this long for Bannon, what will it take for Meadows? Boy I hope DOJ is investigating this, but no leaks yet. Iowa votes on March 1st.

[blm]

6. Playing footsie cuz he doesn't believe Dems can play hardball.

[lagomorph777]

9. Can't play hardball without strong DOJ support.

Which doesn't appear to be forthcoming.

[malaise]

7. Lock him up!

Justice is coming

[PSPS]

8. They'll all skate. Milquetoast Merrick isn't even enforcing the contempt citation on Bannon.

[orangecrush]

12. Boy, does this ever

Encourage faith in our institutions.

[Cobalt Violet]

29. these insurrectionist and the planner are being coddled.

probably taken to burger king 👑

[tanyev]

14. I'm reading Carol Leonnig's I Alone Can Fix It right now.

Meadows is coming off even more odious, if that’s possible. 110% Trump-enabling sycophant.

[orangecrush]

16. Sounds like a great read

Thanks!

[onecaliberal]

15. Seems they can just say no.

[orangecrush]

17. No teeth

If DOJ doesn't act, correct?

[onecaliberal]

19. Correct. We will just take what recons give us.

No big deal. Everything is awesome.

[SayItLoud]

18. I'm so sick of "losing patience, breaking norms and standards, etc etc etc". WHEN

are Dems going to learn to fight fire with FIRE?

[onecaliberal]

20. Never with the people we have now.

[Mr. Ected]

21. Patience is a gift given to someone when time is not of the essence

We're going to good manners our way to a fascist state and have no one to blame but ourselves.

[orangecrush]

26. THANK YOU!

[Ford_Prefect]

22. Shall we need a citizen's committee to enforce???? By all accounts Meadows was at the heart of

the conspiracy from before Nov, 4th up to today. He not only knows things about it, he was one of the people who did things preparing for the insurrection. He coordinated, he made decisions and connected Donny and the collaborators in congress and the state legislatures, along with the dark money people ready to pay for keeping TLG in power.

[LiberalFighter]

25. Waterboard him?

[orangecrush]

27. Early Christmas?

[Marcuse]

28. I remember Meadows using crocodile tears and Elijah Cummings' grace to cover his racist behavior.

[NewHendoLib]

30. get out some of that so very dry powder...

[Traildogbob]

31. If.......

I would have a little hope that justice will come if Garland had gotten up and knocked the fuck out of Cotton, Cruz and Blackburn during the staged attacks, solely for trump. And I mean, knocked the ever loving fuck out of those three, and throw in Kennedy as well. My patience is long gone. It’s time for “knocking out fuck” of those deserving.
I just do not see the passion needed out of Garland yet. I hope I am wrong.
Imagine Glenn Kirshner sitting there while those clowns tried to shout him down and belittle him.

[C Moon]

33. It sounds to me like they have hit a vein with Meadows.

If there was nothing to hide, he would have complied long ago.

[certainot]

34. they have to be much more patient because of the 'outrage' all those radio stations get to throw out

all day long - because we give them a free speech free ride

[Snackshack]

35. "Losing Patience"...

Ruh Roh… that’s sounds serious. Maybe they should consider considering to possibly hold a meeting to hold a vote to the ask the AG M. Garland to please… no scratch that. To pretty please with sugar on top to enforce the subpoena.

Although this guy was chief of staff to a sitting President when he conspired to overthrow the government of this country with said sitting President and the AG is very reticent to charge a sitting or even former sitting President with a crime it looks like.

[CentralMass]

36. Meadows has no integrity. He might have loyalty to the Orange Anus and suitcases full of rubles,

but he has zero integrity. Anyone waiting for him to do the right thing is going die of old age.