Civil and Human Rights

TV (BBC): CAC’s Elizabeth Wydra Discusses Mark Meadows, Trump January 6 Records Lawsuit

On Tuesday, November 30, Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra appeared on BBC World News with host Christian Fraser to discuss news of former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows cooperating with the bipartisan January 6 committee, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hearing oral arguments in former President Trump’s attempt to block the National Archives from sharing materials with the bipartisan January 6 committee.

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