Among the claims, Meadows pushed was the bizarre 'Italygate' conspiracy theory. Its supporters invented a narrative that allies of Joe Biden in Italy could flip the result of the election using military satellites
President Donald Trump speaks as White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows listens prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 for a fundraising luncheon and other events in Texas..New emails show that Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's chief of staff, was involved in the bid to overturn the election.
The emails show Meadows pressured the Justice Department to investigate election fraud conspiracy theories. It's considered highly inappropriate for White House officials to try to get the DoJ involved in political cases.Mark Meadows, who served as chief of staff in Donald Trump's White House, pressed the Justice Department to investigate several conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to reports.
first reported Saturday that in emails between December and January to then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, Meadows pressed him to investigate the baseless theories that the presidential election was stolen from Trump due to mass fraud or foreign meddling.Its supporters invented a narrative that allies of Joe Biden in Italy could flip the result of the election using military satellites.
In other emails, Meadows discussed unsubstantiated claims of mass fraud in New Mexico and Georgia, pushed by Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.
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