Meadows’s testimony at Monday’s hearing leaves him exposed to prosecutions.
would require him to show that his “conduct [was] authorized by federal law or the Constitution” and that he did no “more than what was necessary and proper” to effectuate his federal duty.
Meadows also conceded that he sent a text message to a Georgia election official asking if the state could speed up the “ballot signature-matching process if the Trump campaign paid for it. That seems like a purely partisan/campaign communication.call he set up with Trump-Raffensperger was Trump hoping to figure out ‘a less-litigious way of resolving’ concerns. Prosecutors: That’s Campaign litigation. Why are you as Chief of Staff directly involved?” There is no real answer to that.
Most damning, Meadows’s direct involvement with the phony electors could not possibly have fallen within any official duties, since selection of the electors, certification of the votes and eventual counting of the electoral votes constitutionally doinclude the president. These duties are left to the states and to Congress. Not surprising, Meadows could not explain how that conduct related to any of the president’s duties under Article II.
In sum, Meadows left plenty of breadcrumbs for the prosecution to scoop up, whether in federal or state court, to show that his activities went far beyond any official duties. Moreover, he tied himself to the ongoing scheme to overthrow the election inAdvertisement It is no wonder that Judge Steve C. Jones seemed highly skeptical of Meadows’s claim that everything he did was part of his official duties. That’s telling, for even if he lets Meadows into federal court, he might well slam the door shut on an immunity defense. Then, Meadows’s testimony would have been for naught. Instead of sparing himself from prosecution, he might have given Willis all the material she needs to get him convicted.
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