Mark Meadows, President Trump's former chief of staff, sued House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the committee investigating the Capitol riot, after the panel indicated it would move to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump’s final chief of staff, Mark Meadows, sued House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the committee investigating, after the panel indicated it would move to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, asks a judge to invalidate subpoenas the committee issued to Mr. Meadows and to Verizon Wireless seeking his phone records, saying the panel lacked the legal authority to issue the “overly broad and unduly burdensome” demands.
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