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The former White House chief of staff faces a probe over an allegation that he never resided at the address he put on his voter registration ahead of the 2020 election.
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Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, who's married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of texts to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows between November 2020 and January 2021.
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The probe follows an allegation that the former Trump White House chief of staff never resided at the address he put on his voter registration ahead of the 2020 election.
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It's the latest chapter in Mark Meadows' political career, which has been defined by conflict in Washington.
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The vote now leaves it up to the Justice Department to decide whether it will pursue criminal charges against the former White House chief of staff.
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In the messages, Donald Trump Jr. and Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity urge Meadows to get then-President Donald Trump to tell his supporters to leave the Capitol.
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Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming read a litany of text messages she said Mark Meadows received during the Jan. 6 siege, including from Donald Trump Jr.
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Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Jan. 6 committee, asking a judge to block enforcement of two subpoenas it had issued for himself and Verizon.
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The decision comes a week after Meadows' attorney said the former White House chief of staff would voluntarily speak with the committee.
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The House committee investigating the Capitol attack had threatened Meadows with a criminal contempt referral because he had previously refused to cooperate.