Everywhere he looks, failed former president Donald Trump can feel the walls (and the law) closing in on him.
According to a stunning report from The Independent, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has taken a plea bargain in exchange for his testimony against the ex-president, and that means prosecutors will soon have all of the evidence they need to prosecute the Donald for his classified document crimes and his role in January 6.
Over the course of the last year, grand jurors have heard testimony from numerous associates of the ex-president, including nearly every employee of Mar-a-Lago, former administration officials who worked in Mr Trump’s post-presidential office and for his political operation, and former high-ranking administration officials such as his final White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
Mr Meadows has already given evidence before the grand jury and is said to be cooperating with the investigation into his former boss. It is understood that the former North Carolina congressman will plead guilty to several federal charges as part of a deal for which he has already received limited immunity in exchange for his testimony.
Game over. That’s all Special Counsel Jack Smith needs as the capper to the evidence he’s already accumulated since he was appointed on Nov. 18 of last year.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) had this to say about the report that Meadows is now a cooperating witness against Trump:
“Mark Meadows had three options: 1. Take the Fifth Amendment. 2. Voluntarily cooperate. 3. Cooperate because he was given immunity or a plea deal. Based on the public reporting, it appears he did 2 or 3 above. This makes it more likely Donald Trump will be indicted, again.”
More indictments against Trump could be handed down as soon, according to reports, even though the one-term, twice-impeached former president insists he never did anything wrong.
As usual, Trump’s the last to know everything.
