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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.
In a sealed order last week, DC Judge Beryl Howell rejected the defense’s argument, paving the way for Meadows’ testimony, ABC News reported.
Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Trump’s actions in the lead up to the Jan.
