Who is Mark Meadows?

MARK Meadows is the 29th Chief of Staff of the White House and has close political ties to Donald Trump.

Prior to serving as Chief of Staff during Donald Trump's presidency, he held a number of positions with the United States Congress since 2013.

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Who is Mark Meadows? 

Mark Meadows, 62, was the White House’s Chief of Staff from March of 2020 to January of 2021.

He previously served as a representative to North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2013 to 2020.

Additionally, he was the chair of the House Freedom Caucus for three years, ending the role in 2019. 

He is married to Debbie, who he met in highs school, and the couple have two children, Blake and Haley.

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When did he become White House Chief of Staff?

Mark Meadows was appointed chief of staff in March of 2020.

Through his tenure as Chief of Staff, Meadows and Donald Trump were considered close political allies.

He succeeding Acting Chief Mick Mulvaney, who had held the position since the departure of John F Kelly.

Kelly stepped down in January 2019.

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What is Mark Meadows affiliation with Donald Trump?

Mark Meadows and Donald Trump shared close political ties through their time together in The White House.

Upon Trump's 2020 Presidential Election loss to Joe Biden, Meadows and Trump campaigned collectively to have the results from the 2020 Presidential Election overturned.

Following the January 6 United States Capitol riots, Meadows declined to take part in the legal proceedings concerning the storming of The White House.

On December 12, 2021, leaked emails from Meadows regarding the riots surfaced to the media.

The probed emails, dated January 5 of 2021, reveal that Meadows told political officials that the National Guard was given orders to "protect Pro Trump people."

The one email is a part of from Meadows, which are being utilized by the United States Congress in an effort to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress for not disclosing information in regards to the January 6 United States Capitol protests.