“Meadows’ truthful cooperation would be a godsend to Smith’s investigation of the January 6th conspiracy,” former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien told Salon.
“As Trump’s chief of staff, Meadows shadowed Trump throughout the period of the conspiracy, and would have been privy to the ex-president’s plans and interactions as he summoned an armed mob to the Capitol, fired them up with his speech at the Ellipse, and then watched as they stormed the Capitol building and looted its contents.”
May 23, 2023