Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters on Oct. 21, 2020. He is one of 19 defendants in a Georgia racketeering case involving former President Donald Trump. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
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Then-President Donald Trump talks to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, right, as they walk from the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 12, 2020. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Former President Donald Trump greets supporters before speaking at the Westside Conservative Breakfast, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
A judge has ordered former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to travel to Atlanta to testify before a special grand jury that's investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the state's 2020 election. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Rudy Giuliani's videotaped testimony appears on a video screen above members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol during its seventh hearing on July 12, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified during the sixth hearing by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
An image of former President Donald Trump talking to his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, testifies about events around the Capitol insurrection to the House Jan. 6 select committee. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
A video of former President Donald Trump from his Jan. 6 Rose Garden statement is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies during the sixth hearing held by the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
A video of then-President Donald Trump's motorcade leaving the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse is displayed as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies about Trump's actions on that day. Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, in 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Jan. 6 committee chairman to recommend inviting Ginni Thomas to appear
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has offered the most stunning revelations in the Congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 insurrection. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After years at the center of political power, Mark Meadows now faces legal jeopardy
If the Department of Justice decides to pursue a prosecution in the case, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows could face up a year in jail for each count of contempt of Congress. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
The House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt, sending a criminal referral to DOJ
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pictured on Capitol Hill in 2020. He was among the first Trump administration officials to be subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
Incoming White House chief of staff Mark Meadows (right) walks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (right) and FBI Director Christopher Wray (left) appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on June 28. Some members complain they are stonewalling. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney leaves a Republican strategy session in which he and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were blasted by lawmakers over President Trump's deal with Democrats. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chair of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks during a news conference in February on Affordable Care Act replacement legislation. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. hide caption
Vice President Pence is leading talks with House Republicans for the Trump administration to try to revive the failed health care bill. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption
President Trump listens as House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana speaks during a meeting with the Republican House whip team about the proposed health bill. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption