Meadows’ book possible ‘waiver’ of executive privilege, Jan. 6 investigators say

[TU Curmudgeon]

From Politico (and others)
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Meadows’ book possible ‘waiver’ of executive privilege, Jan. 6 investigators say​

Jan. 6 investigators have tried to pry information from Mark Meadows for months. Now, excerpts from his forthcoming book have piqued the select committee's interest.

In interviews, members of the committee say Meadows may have damaged his case for maintaining the secrecy of his contacts with former President Donald Trump on Jan. 6 by divulging selected details in his book, due to publish Tuesday.

“It's … very possible that by discussing the events of Jan. 6 in his book, if he does that, he's waiving any claim of privilege. So, it'd be very difficult for him to maintain ‘I can't speak about events to you, but I can speak about them in my book,’” said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), one of the panel’s nine members.

Meadows’ book is due to be released the same week he’s expected to appear before the Jan. 6 committee, following weeks of correspondence and hardball tactics that led Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) to threaten to hold Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress. But last week, Meadows’ lawyer George Terwilliger III and Thompson described a breakthrough, revealing that Meadows had provided thousands of emails to the panel and arranged to appear for an interview.

COMMENT:-​

It would be quite possible to have the court accept the contents of the book as "a voluntary statement against interest made to a person not in authority" at which point Mr. Meadows would have to testify that what he wrote in the book was false. Of course by doing that he would be admitting to committing fraud upon the publishers and exposing himself to both criminal and civil penalties.

What a choice to have to make, "Go for at least some immunity or plea bargain and tell the truth" or "Get sent to jail AND get your butt sued off".

NOTE TO MODS - I had to make a choice between "general" and "breaking" here. If I guessed wrong, please be so kind as to move the thread for me. Thanks​

 

[Emily L]

I heard some commentators on the news channels saying that this might happen.

 

[TU Curmudgeon]

I heard some commentators on the news channels saying that this might happen.

I guess that a good rule is "If you don't want people to know that you did something, don't write and have published a book that tells what you did and how you did it - REGARDLESS of how much they pay you.".

 

[Emily L]

I guess that a good rule is "If you don't want people to know that you did something, don't write and have published a book that tells what you did and how you did it - REGARDLESS of how much they pay you.".

Right, TUC!

 

[reflechissez]

One wonders whether he got legal advice about this.

 

[NWRatCon]

I heard some commentators on the news channels saying that this might happen.

I mentioned it too.

 

[Emily L]

I mentioned it too.

Oops--sorry. Maybe you should be a news commentator.

 

[NWRatCon]

Oops--sorry. Maybe you should be a news commentator.

Not for a LONG while. Actually, I was in print.

 

[Emily L]

Not for a LONG while. Actually, I was in print.

Hey, NWR, I'm impressed! That means you know how to communicate by putting your thoughts into words!

One of my English teachers tired to encourage me to do that--until she found out I had no thoughts worth putting into words. ( )

 

[MTAtech]

Meadows has not executive privilege since the current president said no, and he decides.

 

[dcsports]

One wonders whether he got legal advice about this.

Doubtful. Schiff is supposedly a lawyer though, and will say anything. He's clearly just trying to appeal to the court of public opinion.

 

[reflechissez]

Doubtful. Schiff is supposedly a lawyer though, and will say anything. He's clearly just trying to appeal to the court of public opinion.

You don't realize how dumb this sounds, do you?

 

[dcsports]

You don't realize how dumb this sounds, do you?

Yes, Schiff frequently sounds ridiculous.

 

[NWRatCon]

Hey, NWR, I'm impressed! That means you know how to communicate by putting your thoughts into words!

One of my English teachers tired to encourage me to do that--until she found out I had no thoughts worth putting into words. ( )

Thanks. When I tell people about the course my life has taken, they find it fantastic. I have to agree. I've had a fantastic life.

 

[Emily L]

Thanks. When I tell people about the course my life has taken, they find it fantastic. I have to agree. I've had a fantastic life.

Great! It's refreshing to hear such a positive note in these weird times!