Overview

• Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to President Trump, has been cooperating with special counsel investigators, providing testimony in Trump's criminal investigations. He has received immunity but it isn't blanket immunity; he is assured he won't be prosecuted for what he shared with investigators.
• At the same time as cooperating with the investigation, Meadows is maintaining ties with the GOP and promoting conservative candidates aligned with Trump. He is seen as influential within pro-Trump circles and among conservative lawmakers.
• Mark Meadows is a key witness against Trump in his criminal cases, particularly regarding attempts to delay or prevent the peaceful transfer of powers following the 2020 election.
• Claims that Meadows wore a wire while working for Trump spread across social media, and were widely shared by conservative commentators. These claims were later retracted by the original source, Ryan Fournier.
• Fournier has since apologized and blamed 'dark forces' for the incorrect information. He said the supposed informants backed down from their claims, leading to him retracting and apologizing for the misinformation.