Coverage dated December 12, 2021

Meadows said National Guard would be ready to 'protect pro Trump people' before Capitol insurrection, House investigators say

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By Zachary Cohen, Paul LeBlanc and Colin McCullough, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent an email saying the National Guard would be present to ‘protect pro Trump people’ in the lead up to the US Capitol insurrection, according to a new report released by the January 6 committee …

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  1. KRDO

    Meadows said National Guard would be ready to 'protect pro Trump people' before Capitol insurrection, House investigators say (opens KRDO)

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    By Zachary Cohen, Paul LeBlanc and Colin McCullough, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent an email saying the National Guard would be present to ‘protect pro Trump people’ in the lead up to the US Capitol insurrection, according to a new report released by the January 6 committee …

  2. Talking Points Memo

    Jan. 6 Committee Offers Sneak Peek At The Meadows Evidence (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent an email on Jan. 5 stating that the National Guard would be present at the Capitol the next day to “protect pro-Trump people,” according to the House Jan. 6 select committee.

  3. Hot Air

    Meadows Jan. 5 email indicated Guard on standby to "protect pro Trump people" (opens Hot Air)

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    Mark Meadows indicated in a Jan. 5 email that the National Guard was on standby to “protect pro Trump people,” according to documents obtained by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot, wh...

  4. NBC News

    White House official allegedly said National Guard troops would protect Trump supporters Jan. 6 (opens NBC News)

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    A report out Sunday that recommends that Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress alleges that he said National Guard

  5. NBC New York

    White House Official Allegedly Said National Guard Would Protect Trump Supporters on Jan. 6 (opens NBC New York)

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    A report out Sunday recommends that Trump administration Chief of Staff Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress.

  6. Politico

    Meadows Jan. 5 email indicated Guard on standby to ‘protect pro Trump people,’ investigators say (opens Politico)

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    The context for the message is unclear, but it comes amid scrutiny of the Guard’s slow response to the Jan. 6 violence at the Capitol.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Mark Meadows Said the National Guard Would Be Ready on Jan 6. … to Protect Trump Supporters (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on Sunday released a report detailing the former chief of staff’s extensive efforts to overturn the election results

  8. Washington Examiner

    National Guard would be present on Jan. 6 to protect 'pro-Trump people,' claims Meadows (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A top aide in Trump's office implies in one of his emails that the National Guard would have moved to protect those loyal to President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

  9. Insider

    Mark Meadows, in email sent day before Capitol riot, said the National Guard was on standby to 'protect pro Trump people,' investigators say (opens Insider)

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    The email is described in a resolution from the January 6 committee recommending Mark Meadows be held in contempt of Congress.

  10. The Hill

    Meadows said National Guard would be present on Jan. 6 to 'protect pro Trump people,' investigators say (opens The Hill)

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    Former President Trump's ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote in an email that the National Guard would be present on Jan.

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