Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:13 a.m. No.14983999   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Explained: Pfizer’s International Vaccine Racket

 

Recently, the world learned how Pfizer had been holding Brazil ‘to ransom’ over the possibility of being hit with massive lawsuits stemming from its experimental Covid vaccine. Normally Big Pharma firms are given special indemnity from compensation claims under an EUA (Emergency Use Authorization). Brazil had signed a $1 billion deal with Pfizer and even agreed that “a liability waiver be signed for any possible side-effects of the vaccine, exempting Pfizer from any civil liability for serious side-effects arising from the use of the vaccine, indefinitely.” This story has let to even more whistleblowing and investigations in the the transnational pharmaceutical cartel. Brazil’s secret contract also said that it would cede to US courts, convened in secret, should any contractual disputes relating to the vaccines.

 

Since that time, a number of independent media outlets have dug further into the scale and scope of this corporate corruption. India’s Gravitas Media filed this recent report as well. Watch:

 

https://21stcenturywire.com/2021/11/12/explained-pfizers-international-vaccine-racket/

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:15 a.m. No.14984016   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Institute for Research in Biomedicine study links palm oil to increased cancer risk

 

New studies have discovered how a fatty acid found in everyday pantry items can increase the likelihood of cancer.

 

New studies have discovered how a fatty acid found in palm oil affects the cancer genome, increasing the likelihood the disease will spread in human beings.

 

The spread of cancer, known as metastasis, is the main cause of death in patients with the disease. Researchers in the field say the vast majority of people with metastatic cancer can only be treated, but not cured.

 

The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Barcelona conducted a study on mice, finding that palmitic acid promoted metastasis in mouth and skin cancers.

 

Scientists suggest this process could be targeted with drugs or carefully designed eating plans in the future, but the team behind the work has put out a warning for patients putting themselves on diets in the absence of clinical trials.

 

According to the research, other fatty acids called oleic acid and linoleic acid found in foods such as olive oil and flaxseeds did not show the same effect.

 

“There is something very special about palmitic acid that makes it an extremely potent promoter of metastasis,” Professor Salvador Aznar-Benitah said via The Guardian.

 

The research found that when palmitic acid was supplemented into the diet of mice, it not only contributed to metastasis but also exerted long-term effects on the genome.

 

However, the professor also claimed it was too early to tell what diet should be taken for patients with metastatic cancers.

 

“I think it is too early to determine which type of diet could be consumed by patients with metastatic cancer that would slow down the metastatic process,” he said.

 

“That is a much more realistic approach in terms of a real therapy, that doesn’t depend on whether a patient likes Nutella or pizza. Playing with diets is so complicated.”

 

Prof Greg Hannon, director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, praised the “rigorous and comprehensive” study into one of the most commonly used oils around the world.

 

“This is a rigorous and comprehensive study that suggests that exposure to a major constituent of palm oil durably changes the behaviour of cancer cells, making them more prone to progress from local to potentially lethal metastatic disease,” he said.

 

“Given the prevalence of palm oil as an ingredient in processed foods, this study provides strong motivation for further study on how dietary choices influence the risk of tumour progression.”

 

Made from the fruit pulp of the oil palm tree, palm oil plantations are grown in tropical regions in Indonesia, Malaysia, Colombia, New Guinea and Ghana.

 

According to Ethical Consumer, it is the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet, with 72 per cent of worldwide production being used in the food industry. A 2015 report by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil estimated worldwide use would more than double by 2030 and triple by 2050.

 

Palm oil is a cheap substitute for butter, meaning it is especially common in dough and baked foods. It is commonly found in everyday pantry items, such as margarine, Nutella and biscuits.

 

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/diet/institute-for-research-in-biomedicine-study-links-palm-oil-to-increased-cancer-risk/news-story/500b5cf5f3bc1c0ebe71802f0e55c643

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:15 a.m. No.14984022   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Johnson & Johnson to Split Into Two Companies, Shares Rally

 

Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to split into two companies, spinning off its consumer health division—which sells products like Band-Aids, Baby Powder, and Listerine—into a separate publicly traded company.

 

The consumer health business has been provisionally dubbed the New Consumer Health Company, according to a Nov. 12 statement, while the new Johnson & Johnson company will focus on the medical devices and pharmaceuticals business, which sells its COVID-19 vaccine and other drugs.

 

“The planned separation would create two global leaders that are better positioned to deliver improved health outcomes for patients and consumers through innovation, pursue more targeted business strategies and accelerate growth,” the company said.

 

The New Consumer Health Company will have in its portfolio four $1 billion megabrands and 20 brands worth over $150 million, including such household names as Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, and Band-Aid, the company said.

 

For the full year 2021, Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health arm is expected to generate around $15 billion in sales, while the pharmaceutical and medical devices division is projected to bring in some $77 billion in revenues.

 

While details remain sparse, Johnson & Johnson expects the split to take place at some point in the next two years.

 

Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, said that spinning off the consumer health business “is the best way to accelerate our efforts to serve patients, consumers, and healthcare professionals, create opportunities for our talented global team, drive profitable growth, and—most importantly—improve healthcare outcomes for people around the world.”

 

Gorsky will transition into the role of Executive Chairman of the new Johnson & Johnson company following the separation, with Joaquin Duato, currently Vic Chairman of the company’s Executive Committee, will take the helm as CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2022.

 

“We believe that the new Johnson & Johnson and the New Consumer Health Company would each be able to more effectively allocate resources to deliver for patients and consumers, drive growth and unlock significant value,” Duato said in a statement.

 

The new consumer health company’s board of directors and executive leadership would be announced at a later time, Johnson & Johnson said.

 

Shares of Johnson & Johnson rose nearly 4 percent in premarket trading Friday following the announcement.

 

The move by Johnson & Johnson, which is the world’s biggest health-products company, comes in the wake of similar announcements this week by industrial conglomerates Toshiba and General Electric and underscores how big, diversified corporations are under pressure to simplify their operations.

 

General Electric recently announced it is splitting into three public companies that will concentrate on aviation, healthcare, and energy.

 

https://www.ntd.com/johnson-johnson-to-split-into-two-companies-shares-rally_700844.html

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:18 a.m. No.14984047   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Mark Meadows Advised Democrat-Allied, CCP-Tied Non Profit Once Run By Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother

 

The Humpty Dumpty Institute works closely with CCP members and globalist elites.

 

Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has ties to a Democrat-allied, Chinese Communist Party-tied think tank known as the Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI). This group was once headed by Mark Epstein, the brother of the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

 

The Humpty Dumpty Institute, once run by the brother of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has managed to stay largely out of the news despite its ties to the United Nations, US State Department, several members of Congress, global elite, and Chinese Communist Party. Jeffrey’s brother, Mark Epstein, was listed as a Director and main financier according to the most recently listed IRS form from 2018.

 

National File has learned that Mark Meadows, the former Republican House Freedom Caucus Leader and former Chief of Staff for President Donald Trump, was appointed to the HDI Congressional Advisory Board in 2013, and served in this role as recently as April 2019.

 

According to public records, it appears HDI has not made its filings available since fiscal year 2018, when Mark Epstein was still listed as a Director and financier. Epstein’s name was recently been removed from the website’s board of directors, however, through an internet archive, National File has discovered that Epstein was listed on the site as recently as December 20, 2020. It is unclear if Epstein is still involved in HDI.

 

Interestingly, it appears that Meadows was the only Republican member of Congress to have served on the board during this period. In 2018, Meadows was the sole Republican listed alongside 28 Democrat Representatives, including Reps. Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Al Green, Bennie Thompson, Jim Himes, Frederica Wilson, Hank Johnson, and others.

 

https://nationalfile.com/mark-meadows-advised-democrat-allied-ccp-tied-non-profit-once-run-by-jeffrey-epsteins-brother/

 

https://nationalfile.com/mark-meadows-advised-democrat-allied-ccp-tied-non-profit-once-run-by-jeffrey-epsteins-brother/

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:20 a.m. No.14984059   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

NYPD cops blast BLM leader as a 'domestic terrorist' for threats of 'riots' and 'bloodshed,' want FBI to investigate him and his funders

 

New York City-based Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome got a lot of press this week after he vowed "riots," "fire," and "bloodshed" in Gotham if Mayor-elect Eric Adams does not meet his and his organization's demands.

 

Not surprisingly, New York City's finest were incensed by his remarks. And now some cops are calling on the feds to investigate Newsome as a "domestic terrorist" as well as his funders, the New York Post reported Thursday night.

What happened?

 

Newsome, whom the Post has described as a "rogue militant," met with Adams this week to discuss BLM's demands, especially their opposition to Adams' plan to bring back the NYPD Anti-Crime Unit.

 

When Adams refused to back down on his plans and instead called on Newsome and BLM to do their part to reduce crime and violence, the BLM boss threatened anarchy.

 

"If they think they are going back to the old ways of policing, then we're going to take to the streets again," Newsome declared, adding, "There will be riots. There will be fire, and there will be bloodshed. There's no way we're going to let some Gestapos come in here and harm our people."

 

He later added, "We have people in the streets who can create problems for this administration by shutting it down."

 

In an Instagram post responding to reports about his threats following the meeting with Adams, Newsome continued his tirade against what he called "an Evil and violent system" and vowed to fight "devious and cutthroat" politicians.

 

"There are plenty of us here to fight for y'all. I am here to fight for y'all," he stated, adding, "When the time comes and our people are tired they will rise up."

How did the cops respond?

 

NYPD cops ripped the BLM leader for his threats.

 

One police supervisor told the Post that Newsome "should be denounced by every politician because he is threatening to harm the citizens of New York."

 

The NYPD official also wants the feds to get involved.

 

"The FBI should investigate him as a domestic terrorist and look into where he is getting his money," the source told the Post. "The people funding him should also be investigated."

 

"He is threatening to overthrow the government, cause physical harm and property damage," the official added.

 

Another veteran cop told the Post that Newsome has created a "lose-lose situation" for BLM.

 

"If the mayor likes the cops, the cops will work for the mayor," the cop told the paper. "People in these communities where shootings and other crimes are spiking want the cops on the street."

 

https://www.theblaze.com/news/nypd-cops-blast-blm-hawk-newsome-domestic-terrorist

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:20 a.m. No.14984060   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Luxembourg Opens Criminal Case Into Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor

 

Luxembourg’s judicial authorities have joined Switzerland and France to become the third known European country to open a criminal case into Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salame and his assets, a spokesperson has confirmed to OCCRP.

 

OCCRP and its Lebanese media partner, Daraj, last year uncovered a vast network of offshore companies tied to Salame, his family members and associates, including four registered in Luxembourg.

 

The first of two investigations into the governor, published last August, uncovered Salame’s ownership of three companies in Luxembourg which owned nearly US$100 million in overseas assets.

 

Salame claimed that the source of his funds comes from his successful commercial banking career and inheritances, prior to working at the central bank.

 

Company accounts suggest tens of millions of euros in financing for the investments was sometimes secured without collateral. A fourth Luxembourg company owned by the governor’s brother loaned 17.2 million euros ($18.8 million) to a French property investment vehicle which acquired luxury real estate in Paris.

 

The second investigation, published in December, found that a company tied to Salame bought a stake in his son’s wealth management company, then sold it to a major Lebanese bank that he regulates.

 

Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor has continued to invest in valuable overseas properties during his country’s two-year economic meltdown that has plunged 74 percent of Lebanese into poverty, according to a recent U.N. analysis.

 

Fulwood Invest S.a.r.l., a Luxembourg company beneficially owned by Riad Salame and directed by his son, Nady Salame, in June 2020 bought a GBP 6.25 million (US$7.8 million) property in West London, according to records obtained by OCCRP. The asset earns GBP 320,000 (US$428,543.68) in annual rental income from commercial tenants, according to a chartered surveyor which valued the property.

 

The same company in December 2020 bought a GBP 4.9 million (US$6.5 million) property in the expensive Kings Cross area of central London.

 

Salame’s companies and assets span multiple countries across the globe, including Germany, Belgium and the U.K., as well as favorable tax havens, such as Panama, Liechtenstein and the British Virgin Islands.

 

Several countries are coordinating their prosecution efforts, according to Le Monde, which reported that last month, a number of European prosecuting authorities met in The Hague with the French and Lebanese prosecutors in charge of investigating Salame, to form a transnational investigative team to facilitate the exchange of information in the case.

 

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15490-luxembourg-opens-criminal-case-into-lebanon-s-central-bank-governor

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 11:47 a.m. No.14984279   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4302

Almost Every Sector of the US Economy Is a Monopoly or an Oligopoly - Crushing the Working Man

 

Shocking facts and statistics about how corrupt the US economy has become.

 

Vibrant competition is absolutely essential in order for a capitalist economic system to function effectively. Unfortunately, in the United States today we are witnessing the death of competition in industry after industry as the biggest corporations increasingly gobble up all of their competitors.

 

John D. Rockefeller famously once said that “competition is a sin”, and he was one of America’s very first oligopolists. According to Google, an oligopoly is “a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers”, and that is a perfect description of the current state of affairs in many major industries. In early America, corporations were greatly limited in scope, and in most instances they were only supposed to exist temporarily. But today the largest corporations have become so huge that they literally dominate our entire society, and that is not good for any of us.

 

Just look at what is happening in the airline industry. When I was growing up, there were literally dozens of airlines, but now four major corporations control everything and they have been making gigantic profits…

 

AMERICA’S airlines used to be famous for two things: terrible service and worse finances. Today flyers still endure hidden fees, late flights, bruised knees, clapped-out fittings and sub-par food. Yet airlines now make juicy profits. Scheduled passenger airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $15.5bn in 2017, up from $14bn in 2016.

 

What is true of the airline industry is increasingly true of America’s economy. Profits have risen in most rich countries over the past ten years but the increase has been biggest for American firms. Coupled with an increasing concentration of ownership, this means the fruits of economic growth are being monopolised.

 

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If you don’t like how an airline is treating you, in some cases you can choose to fly with someone else next time.

 

But as a recent Bloomberg article pointed out, that is becoming increasingly difficult to do…

 

United, for example, dominates many of the country’s largest airports. In Houston, United has around a 60 percent market share, in Newark 51 percent, in Washington Dulles 43 percent, in San Francisco 38 percent and in Chicago 31 percent. This situation is even more skewed for other airlines. For example, Delta has an 80 percent market share in Atlanta. For many routes, you simply have no choice.

 

And of course the airline industry is far from alone. In sector after sector, economic power is becoming concentrated in just a few hands.

 

For a moment, I would like you to consider these numbers…

 

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Two corporations control 90 percent of the beer Americans drink.

 

Five banks control about half of the nation’s banking assets.

 

Many states have health insurance markets where the top two insurers have an 80 percent to 90 percent market share. For example, in Alabama one company, Blue Cross Blue Shield, has an 84 percent market share and in Hawaii it has 65 percent market share.

 

When it comes to high-speed Internet access, almost all markets are local monopolies; over 75 percent of households have no choice with only one provider.

 

Four players control the entire U.S. beef market and have carved up the country.

 

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After two mergers this year, three companies will control 70 percent of the world’s pesticide market and 80 percent of the U.S. corn-seed market.

 

https://russia-insider.com/en/almost-every-sector-us-economy-monopoly-or-oligopoly-crushing-working-man/ri25617

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 12:04 p.m. No.14984417   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4429 >>4434 >>4436 >>4497 >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Aussie Health Chief Says People Who Don't Get Vaccinated Will Be "Miserable" And "Lonely" For Life

 

The Queensland president of the Australian Medical Association said during a television appearance that people still refusing to get the vaccine will be “miserable” and “lonely” for the rest of their lives.

 

Yes, really.

 

“Oh, they’re crazy not to get vaccinated, life will be miserable without getting vaccinated,” said Dr. Chris Perry.

 

“You won’t be able to hide, you won’t be able to get a doctor to sign off that you got an exclusion because there’s quite set rules on that and doctors will be audited, every one of their exclusions will be looked at very carefully,” he added, before threatening doctors with fines and termination.

 

Perry also threatened people who falsely obtain a vaccine exemption that they will also be hit with fraud charges if they “try and get round the system.”

 

“It’s going to be very hard to maintain your employment if you’re not vaccinated and you won’t be able to go anywhere for any entertainment,” he said.

 

Perry concluded by saying that those who don’t get double jabbed will have “a very, very lonely life” and wouldn’t be able to maintain a job.

 

Now tell me again how the vaccine isn’t mandatory?

 

During subsequent comments, Perry blamed “conspiracy theorists” for making people hesitant to take the vaccine.

 

“In the age of social media, any potential slight headache or small, serious problem with the vaccines is magnified,” he said.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/aussie-health-chief-says-people-who-dont-get-vaccinated-will-be-miserable-and-lonely-life

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 12:07 p.m. No.14984439   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4462 >>4528 >>4536

Dutch PM announces strict new Covid measures

 

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced a raft of new Covid-19 restrictions, including limiting home visits and banning spectators at sporting events, for the next three weeks to help curb the spread of the virus.

 

Beginning immediately, only four visitors over the age of 13 will be allowed inside a home at one time, while bars and restaurants and non-essential stores will begin closing earlier. Social-distancing orders are being reimposed as of Saturday.

 

Spectators at public happenings such as sporting events will also be banned for the coming weeks, though theaters and cinemas will remain open.

 

Rutte acknowledged in his announcement on Friday evening that it was a “very unpleasant message” with “far-reaching decisions.”

 

In anticipation of the reintroduction of restrictions, the Dutch soccer federation earlier criticized any such move as being down to “policy poverty” by the government, according to the Associated Press. Small-business owners have also been pushing back against the measures.

 

Rutte’s announcement follows a pandemic advisory panel this week recommending the reimposing of nationwide restrictions in response to the increase in coronavirus cases in the Netherlands. More than 80% of citizens over the age of 18 have received two vaccination doses, according to government data, as cases continue to rise. The majority of those who ended up in intensive-care units in October were either unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated.

 

On Thursday, 16,364 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in a 24-hour period by Dutch authorities, marking a new record for the country.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/540148-dutch-covid-lockdown-netherlands/

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 12:08 p.m. No.14984456   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4464 >>4472 >>4478 >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Hunter Biden’s wife says infamous laptop ‘doesn’t exist’

 

The wife of presidential scion Hunter Biden has seemingly denied the very existence of his infamous laptop, even after Hunter himself acknowledged the computer could “certainly” belong to him.

 

Confronted outside his art exhibit at an New York gallery on Thursday, Biden was asked if he had retrieved the infamous laptop which featured emails about overseas business dealings, along with explicit footage of him apparently doing drugs and cavorting with various women.

 

Biden’s wife Melissa Cohen interjected to respond that the laptop “doesn’t exist” before Hunter himself commented that “there’s always a smart-ass in the bunch,” the New York Post reported. It was unclear whether or not Cohen made the comment as a joke.

 

The invitation-only exhibit at the George Berges Gallery in Soho drew about 60 guests. The gallery was so intent on privacy that it installed a curtained vestibule outside the front door, blocking further visibility with curtains.

 

Sources had earlier told the Post that prospective buyers had to call the gallery and submit to unspecified “vetting” by a “team of lawyers.” Gallerist Berges insisted that only he would know the real names of the individuals who bought the paintings, attempting to pour cold water on speculation that special interests might try to “curry favor” with the elder Biden by buying his son’s paintings.

 

The White House did its own preemptive damage control, also announcing the buyers would be anonymous.

 

The First Son has reportedly lost three laptops, the most recent of which he claimed had been stolen by Russian drug dealers.

 

The first laptop, said to be abandoned by Biden in a Delaware repair shop, contained email communications between Hunter and a high-ranking individual at Ukrainian energy company Burisma who was seeking advice on how to “use your influence” – presumably his family name and connections – on behalf of the company. While the elder Biden has insisted he knew nothing about his son’s business dealings, the emails indicated that the executive had been flown to Washington specifically to meet and “spent [sic] some time with” the then-vice president.

 

Hunter Biden admitted in April that the first lost computer “absolutely” could have belonged to him.

 

https://www.rt.com/usa/540136-hunter-biden-laptop-wife/

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 12:13 p.m. No.14984484   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4644 >>4693 >>4719

Candidate Jack Ciattarelli Concedes to Corrupt New Jersey Governor Murphy – Republican Elites Will Label It a Loss and Not a Steal Helping Dems Again

 

Republican candidate for governor in New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli, not unexpectantly conceded to one of the most disliked politicians in the US. We knew he would.

 

We knew a couple of days ago that New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli had no chance in salvaging his stolen election. We knew this because he hired an attorney who was never going to fight for him. And we knew this because his attorney was fighting against Rudi Giuliani rather than the disgusting corrupt Democrats in New Jersey.

 

Today Jack Ciattarelli conceded to Murphy. US News and World Report shared:

 

 

Republican Jack Ciattarelli conceded defeat to Democrat Phil Murphy in the New Jersey governor’s race on Friday, 10 days after the end of an election campaign in which he narrowed a wide lead enjoyed by the incumbent.

 

The 59-year-old former state lawmaker had campaigned against high taxes and sought to label Murphy, a wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive, as out of touch.

 

Ciattarelli’s attorney predictably did not want to get into voting machine issues from the election:

 

Murphy was a horrible candidate and not liked after his response to COVID and sending COVID patients into nursing homes leading to thousands of deaths in the state. But if you’re not willing to fight corrupt politicians you will lose. It’s automatic no matter how hated a Democrat governor is (i.e. see Newsom in California).

The people of New Jersey know who won the election. Unfortunately, the Republicans and their candidate had no idea.

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/candidate-jack-ciattarelli-concedes-corrupt-new-jersey-governor-murphy-republican-elites-will-label-loss-not-steal-helping-dems/

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/candidate-jack-ciattarelli-concedes-corrupt-new-jersey-governor-murphy-republican-elites-will-label-loss-not-steal-helping-dems/

Anonymous ID: 6567af Nov. 12, 2021, 12:38 p.m. No.14984662   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4698

Meadows a no show on House Democrat-led deposition deadline for Jan 6

 

If full House votes to find Meadows in contempt, matter goes to Justice Department for possible criminal charges.

 

 

Former Trump administration Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday failed to meet the deadline imposed by the Democrat-controlled Jan. 6 House committee to give a deposition on the matter — risking him being held by the chamber in contempt and possible federal criminal charges.

 

The specially appointed, or "select," committee is seeking information related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

 

Meadows did not show up Friday on Capitol Hill by the 10 a.m. deadline, according to multiple news reports.

 

If the full House votes to find Meadows, a former North Carolina congressman, in contempt for failing to comply with the subpoena, the matter goes to the Justice Department.

 

Meadows' attorneys indicated earlier this week their client would not appear, according to The Hill newspaper.

 

Meadows' attorney George Terwilliger said Friday that his client does not want to speak to the committee without a court settling the matter — which includes whether the National Archives can release related materials, including phone logs, to the panel.

 

"Our correspondence over the last few weeks shows a sharp legal dispute with the committee," Terwillinger said. "The issues concern whether Mr. Meadows can be compelled to testify and whether, even if he could, that he could be forced to answer questions that involve privileged communications. Legal disputes are appropriately resolved by courts."

 

Former President Trump had previously directed several of his former aides not to cooperate with the committee. He claims executive privilege while the committee argues only sitting presidents are able to make such claims, The Hill also reports.

 

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/meadows-no-show-house-democrat-led-deposition-deadline-jan-6