Meadows said National Guard would be present on Jan. 6 to ‘protect pro Trump people,’ investigators say
Former President Trump’s ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote in an email that the National Guard would be present on Jan. 6 in order to “protect pro Trump people,” according to a report released by the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.
“Mr. Meadows sent an email to an individual about the events on January 6 and said that the National Guard would be present to ‘protect pro Trump people’ and that many more would be available on standby,” investigators said.
The committee is seeking more information regarding Meadows’s awareness of and communications regarding the events that unfolded on Jan. 6, including reportedly exchanging text messages with rally organizers and pursuing plans to try to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election.
“Mr. Meadows was in contact with at least some of the private individuals who planned and organized a January 6 rally, one of whom reportedly may have expressed safety concerns to Mr. Meadows about January 6 events. Mr. Meadows used his personal cell phone to discuss the rally in the days leading up to January 6,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the committee, wrote.
According to investigators, Meadows also communicated with Republican state leaders, encouraging them to send alternate electors to Congress. He also reportedly forwarded claims of election fraud to Department of Justice leadership for them to investigate, using his personal email at times.
Meadows also sent an email to former Vice President Mike Pence’s staff titled “Constitutional Analysis of the Vice President’s Authority for January 6, 2021, Vote Count” that argued Pence could declare state-certified electoral votes to be in dispute, according to the report.
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Thompson further argued that the actions the committee wants information on — communicating with state officials and rally organizers about overturning the election results through his personal channel — do not fall under Meadows official duties and as such are not subject to immunity if he were to have it.
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Meadows said National Guard would be present on Jan. 6 to "protect pro Trump people," investigators say https://t.co/d7bSkEHLW4 pic.twitter.com/cLL2u8vRvr
— The Hill (@thehill) December 13, 2021I’m not a attorney but this seems bad… https://t.co/0xiuFJ2onY
— Rachel Vindman (@natsechobbyist) December 13, 2021
Ex-President’s COS urgently sought by/provides direction to 1/6 organizer, hypes support of Ntnl Guard for “pro Trump people,” and says “I love it” to alternate electoral slates.
Imagine what’s in the material he’s *refusing* to provide to Congress. https://t.co/qrer8QIv5D pic.twitter.com/AsSCGb4ioO
— Peter Strzok (@petestrzok) December 13, 2021
Imagine the buzz in the right-wing media – I know, we say this every day – if, say, there were a memo from Denis McDonough saying: "The National Guard will protect pro-Obama people."
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 13, 2021
A bit jarring to think that some in our military would have assisted in this coup attempt. However, Meadows is a liar, so I’m not sure he really had National Guard support. But if he did, I’d like to know who in the Guard was his contact and how many of these Guardsmen actually supported the coup and would have helped the coup perpetrators.
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