In a late night filing on Friday, the Jan. 6 Committee reported that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was warned of potential violence before the attack on the Capitol.
One of Meadows’s top aides, Cassidy Hutchinson, told congressional investigators she recalled Anthony Ornato, a senior Secret Service official who also held the role of a political adviser at the White House, “coming in and saying that we had intel reports saying that there could potentially be violence on the 6th. And Mr. Meadows said: All right. Let’s talk about it.”
Hutchinson added, “I’m not sure if he — what he did with that information internally.”
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Axios adds:
The committee filed a motion for summary judgment late Friday night that sets out to prove Meadows’ centrality to Jan. 6 and former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election – and the relevance of his testimony.
Meadows, who handed over some documents to the panel before refusing to testify and ceasing his cooperation, is challenging the legality of its subpoenas. The motion is aimed at defeating Meadows’ lawsuit and forcing him to sit for testimony.
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Hutchinson testified Meadows met with at least 10 far-right GOP Representatives at the White House on December 21, 2020.
She named Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Mo Brooks (R-Mo.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and Scott Perry (R-Pa.), but said a “handful” of others were present or dialed in as well. Some of the members professed belief in a legal theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence could unilaterally reject electoral votes on Jan. 6, Hutchinson said.
