Donald Trump's former chief of staff on Wednesday (December 8) sued the parliamentary committee supposed to shed light on the assault on Capitol Hill, after it threatened him with prosecution for refusing to testify in the investigation .
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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 closest advisor to the president, finally changed his mind and refused to appear for a deposition on Wednesday, despite an injunction to appear.
The commission has
"no other choice"
than to recommend prosecution against Mark Meadows, then warned the elected officials.
Another ally of Donald Trump, the sulphurous Steve Bannon, has already been indicted for the same reason and faces a prison sentence.
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But Mark Meadows tried to bypass the commission Wednesday by filing a complaint against it before it launches these lawsuits, which promises a long-term political-judicial standoff. The complaint targets 10 people, including the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and the two elected to head the parliamentary inquiry: Democrat Bennie Thompson and Republican Liz Cheney. The January 6 commission and Nancy Pelosi's entourage did not react to AFP's requests.
The elected officials who are leading this investigation are particularly interested in the exchanges between Mark Meadows and the organizers of the January 6 demonstrations.
On this cold winter day, thousands of supporters of Donald Trump had invaded the headquarters of the United States Congress to try to prevent elected officials from certifying the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.
The former White House tenant, who describes the commission as "highly biased," ordered his entourage to close ranks and not to cooperate with the investigation, an injunction to which Mark Meadows seems to have partially complied .