Donald Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is facing prosecution by refusing to cooperate with the parliamentary committee supposed to shed light on the assault on Capitol Hill, several US elected officials warned on Tuesday (December 7th).
Mark Meadows was supposed to be the first of Donald Trump's relatives to agree to testify before this so-called "January 6" commission, when thousands of supporters of the former president invaded the seat of the United States Congress.
But the former "chief of staff" of Donald Trump, the president's closest adviser, finally "informed the commission that he did not intend to cooperate further with the investigation", despite an injunction to appear. , deplored Tuesday the two elected at its head, Democrat Bennie Thompson and Republican Liz Cheney.
If he does not change his mind by Wednesday, the commission will have "no other choice" than to recommend prosecution against Mark Meadows, they warned in a statement.
Like Steve Bannon
Another ally of Donald Trump, the sulphurous Steve Bannon, has already been indicted for the same reason and faces a prison sentence.
His trial will begin on July 18.
Mark Meadows' lawyer justified this about-face by fears that his right to keep certain information secret would not be respected.
Usually very discreet, Mark Meadows came out of the shadows last week by announcing the upcoming release of a book on the last months of the Republican billionaire in the White House.
Commission officials also regretted that the 62-year-old refused to testify "despite providing details of the January 6 attack, including conversations with President Trump in the book he wrote about. is currently promoting ".
With AFP
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