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Former White House chief of staff waves off Capitol riot with ridiculous argument

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The former White House Chief of Staff for the Trump administration is now speaking out to dismiss the severity of the U.S. Capitol riots. 

On Wednesday, Jan. 26, Mark Meadows made an appearance on “Fox & Friends” where he offered a partisan perspective on the Biden administration’s first full week in the White House, scrutinizing President Joe Biden’s executive orders that canceled out many of former President Donald Trump’s most controversial actions.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade also asked Meadows for his take on Trump’s “Save America” rally, which occurred shortly before an angry mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to hinder the Electoral College certification. Since the rally influenced the U.S. Capitol riot and subsequently led to Trump’s second impeachment and the impending Senate trial, Kilmeade asked, “In retrospect, was that rally on January 6th … a good idea?” Continue reading.

Mark Meadows Accused Of Blowing Campaign Cash On Clubs, Cupcakes And Trump Hotel

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said Trump’s chief of staff likely violated campaign finance rules by using the money on personal expenses.

A watchdog group filed a complaint on Friday against President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, accusing him of spending tens of thousands of dollars of campaign funds on clubs, gourmet cupcakes, a jeweler and Trump hotels.

Meadows, a former congressman from North Carolina, announced last year that he would not run for reelection. But his campaign committee, Meadows for Congress, reportedly continued racking up expenses, including at the Trump International Hotel and its in-house restaurant, BLT Prime. Other payments went to grocery stores and the Lavender Moon Cupcakery in Washington, D.C., according to the complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

The complaint was apparently sparked by an investigation by Salon, which also found that Meadows’ campaign dropped $2,650 at a Washington jewelry store the day Meadows officially resigned from Congress to become Trump’s chief of staff. Continue reading.