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WASHINGTON (AP) Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows accused the congressional committee investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol of leaking all of the text messages he provided to the panel in what he says was an effort to vilify him publicly.
The argument was made in a filing Friday in Washington's federal court, where Meadows sued in December to invalidate subpoenas issued to him for his testimony and to Verizon for his cell phone records.
In the latest filing, lawyers for Meadows asked a judge to reject the committee's request for an expedited ruling in its favor that would force Meadows to comply with the subpoenas. The committee requested an expedited briefing schedule Wednesday after filing its motion the previous week.
The lawyers say Meadows deserves a chance through the fact-gathering process known as discovery to take depositions and gather other information relevant to questions that are in dispute, such as the committee's claims that former President Donald Trump did not actually invoke executive privilege over the items subpoenaed by the panel.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/meadows-says-1-6-panel-has-sought-to-publicly-vilify-him/ar-AAWLV7X
secondwind
(16,903 posts)dchill
(38,516 posts)Based on his behavior, that's not in the cards.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,869 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)If you and your corrupt regime hadn't been breaking rules and laws right and left, there'd be nothing to "vilify" you for.
Asswipe.
onecaliberal
(32,882 posts)You did ALL you could to overturn a historic free and fair election.
Faux pas
(14,687 posts)boo-effing-hoo! Always the victims
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,417 posts)Testify!
bucolic_frolic
(43,249 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It must be something in their nature. They never take responsibility for the consequences of their own actions. Even Hitler felt he was a victim. And of course there is the greatest victim of all times, TFG. It's so weak and pathetic.
I hope he rots in hell.
Deuxcents
(16,298 posts)Looser
malaise
(269,144 posts)Dont be involved in coups if you dont want to be vilified. Hope he ends up in prison.
Lovie777
(12,313 posts)victimhood.
Iggo
(47,563 posts)Thats life, motherfucker.
kentuck
(111,107 posts)It could be worse.
ProfessorGAC
(65,134 posts)His actions vilify him. The committee is just making those actions public.
Would Meadows have allowed Frank Columbo to conduct discovery before he obeyed a Senate subpoena? I think not. I mean, if Columbo had nothing to hide.....
Novara
(5,849 posts)You don't want negative shit to come out publicly? THEN DON'T DO NEGATIVE SHIT!
Not the sharpest tool in the toolshed.
bluestarone
(17,012 posts)When they get caught they say, YOU'RE PICKING ON ME. FUCKING CRIMINALS!