Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff, avoided contempt charges after he refused to testify for a congressional committee.
Despite testimony from witnesses that he burned documents related to a meeting about reversing the election results, the Department of Justice decided not to prosecute him.
Thousands of text messages and other communications between himself and members of Congress were given to the FBI. The breach of the Capitol was a cause for concern for many lawmakers.
In the weeks following the 2020 election, a former colleague testified she saw him burn documents, according to a report. According to Cassidy Hutchinson, she saw her former boss destroy documents after he met with a congressman.
It's not clear whether the documents were required to be preserved.
In December, the select committee subpoenaed him to testify about his attempts to install a Trump loyalist as attorney general in order to overturn the election.
The lawyer did not reply to the request for comment.
Dan Scavino, Trump's former social media director, avoided contempt charges even though he refused to testify. Steve Bannon was charged with contempt by the Department of Justice after he refused to testify.
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