A Trump ally has recounted an inflammatory comment he made about Mark Meadows and blamed "dark forces" for the inaccurate information.
Former president Donald Trump and his allies have fretted over whether Meadows, former chief of staff under the Trump administration, had betrayed Trump by agreeing to work with Special Counsel Jack Smith in exchange for immunity, according to a report by ABC News. Meadows allegedly warned Trump that his claims regarding the rigged 2020 election were without foundation. The former president was indicted in August in Washington, D.C., and charged with four counts related to alleged attempts to obstruct the 2020 election.
The charges are conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
In a statement to CBS News, Meadows' lawyer, George Terwilliger, said that the reports of an immunity deal are "largely inaccurate." Newsweek has been unable to independently verify the ABC report and has contacted Smith's office for comment.
Rumors swirling about Meadows' motives and whether he planned to betray Trump while working for the former president have circulated on social media. Trump ally Ryan Fournier shared one such claim on Thursday, alleging that Meadows "wore a wire in the White House during the last stretch." Fournier, who is the founder for Students for Trump, has since...
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