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Mark Meadows

Official congressional portrait of Mark Meadows.

Trump's final first-term White House chief of staff and a defendant charged alongside Trump in the 2023 Georgia election-interference indictment.

Relationship to TrumpWhite House chief of staff in Trump's first administration

Timeline

  1. Meadows says he is already working on legislatures appointing Trump electorsDocumented in Meadows text productionWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  2. Meadows forwards the Chesebro elector memorandum and asks for coordinationDocumented by messages reviewed by the January 6 committeeWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  3. Meadows makes an unannounced visit to Georgia's Cobb County ballot auditAudit completed; Georgia's certified result did not changeWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  4. Meadows asks whether Trump campaign funding can accelerate Fulton County verificationRequest documented; certified Georgia result remained unchangedWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  5. Meadows becomes the White House channel for pressure to elevate Jeffrey ClarkClark was not installed after Justice Department leadership threatened mass resignationWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  6. Meadows sends Justice Department a draft Supreme Court election lawsuitJustice Department refused to file the proposed suitWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  7. Meadows repeatedly forwards the debunked Italygate claim to Justice leadershipFBI and Justice Department found the allegation not credibleWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  8. Meadows joins Trump's call demanding that Georgia 'find' enough votes to winGeorgia did not change its certified resultWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  9. Meadows says the National Guard will protect pro-Trump people on January 6Committee found no Trump order to deploy 10,000 Guard troopsWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  10. Meadows receives a cascade of pleas to make Trump stop the Capitol attackAttack continued until Trump released a go-home video at 4:17 p.m.White House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  11. Meadows serves as Trump's final first-term chief of staffFormer White House chief of staffWhite House chief of staff in Trump's first administration · documented · 2 sources
  12. January 6 committee subpoenas Meadows for records and testimonyMeadows produced selected messages but ultimately refused to testifyWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  13. Meadows reverses course and refuses the January 6 committee depositionRefusal produced a House contempt vote; Justice later declined prosecutionWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  14. House votes to hold Meadows in contempt for defying the committee subpoenaCriminal referral not prosecutedWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  15. Justice Department declines to prosecute Meadows for contempt of CongressNo criminal contempt prosecutionWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  16. Georgia grand jury charges Meadows alongside TrumpCharged in 2023; no disposition asserted in this transportformer chief of staff charged alongside Trump · charged · 2 sources
  17. Eleventh Circuit rejects Meadows' effort to move Georgia prosecution to federal courtFederal removal denied; underlying Georgia case later dismissed by state prosecutorWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  18. Arizona grand jury charges Giuliani and Meadows in fake-elector caseAll charges dismissed June 18, 2026; prosecutors announced intent to seek a new indictmentWhite House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  19. Trump grants Giuliani and Meadows federal pardons for 2020 election conductFederally pardoned for covered conduct; state and civil matters unaffectedWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  20. Georgia prosecutor dismisses election case against Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, and remaining defendantsGeorgia charges dismissed without trialWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  21. Arizona judge dismisses the fake-elector indictment in fullCharges dismissed; prosecutors announced intent to seek a new indictmentWhite House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
Roles and relationships

Status

  1. Pardoned for covered federal 2020 election offenses; state matters unaffectedlegal / 2025-11-07–2025-11-071 source · Source
  2. Chargedlegal / 2023-12-182 sources · Source
  3. Former White House chief of staffoffice / 2021-01-202 sources · Source

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpWhite House chief of staff in Trump's first administration

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  2. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  3. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  4. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  5. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  6. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  7. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  8. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  9. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  10. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  11. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  12. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  13. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  14. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  15. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  16. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  17. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  18. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  19. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  20. Donald J. Trump

    White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  21. Donald J. Trump

    former chief of staff charged alongside Trump

    legalpoliticalFull record · 2 sources
Source: United States House of Representatives · Rights/use: Public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105 as a United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized