Trump's executive privilege shot down, Mark Meadows ordered to testify over Jan. 6 riots

A federal judge shot down Donald Trump’s claim of executive privilege and will require Mark Meadows and other top aides to testify before a grand jury weighing the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and in the Jan. 6 riots, according to a new report.

Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, was subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith in January.

But Trump’s legal team sought to block his testimony under executive privilege, which allows presidents to confidentially communicate with their advisers. ---More...