The Department of Justice said that the House select committee's subpoena of MarkMeadows was justified.
The determination was made in a court statement filed Friday as part of a civil lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others. He sued after the committee subpoenaed him.
The judge in the case asked the Department of Justice to look into the issue of immunity. He did not, according to the Justice Department.
The filing said that when a congressional committee demands testimony from an immediate presidential adviser, the relevant constitutional concerns are lessened. The Department doesn't believe that the immunity applicable to an adviser after the president leaves office will continue.
If Congress can make a sufficient showing of need for the information, the adviser can be overruled.
The Justice Department decided not to hold the congressman in contempt of court after he refused to testify and comply with House subpoenas. The decision was criticized by a member of the House Select Committee.
Reports say Trump's inner circle is anticipating the downfall of Meadows. The lawyers for Trump told Rolling Stone that they think he will fall.
One of Trump's legal advisers told the magazine that Mark was going to be killed. It's sad.
The lawyer said that he believed thatMeadows did not buy into the election lies but was trying to perform for the president.
At the time of the Capitol riot, Cassidy Hutchinson was a top aide toMeadows. According to Hutchinson, Meadows was one of the people who sought a pardon from the former president. She said that she was told in January that things might get bad.
The lawyer did not reply to the request for comment.
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