Report: Mark Meadows is cooperating with the special counsel

In news that shocks no one, The New York Times reports that former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has been providing information to federal prosecutors. This includes both the investigation around Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his illegal retention of classified national security documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Speculation that Meadows was cooperating with special counsel Jack Smith’s office has been nearly constant for months. That includes a great deal of speculation that Meadows had reached some sort of accommodation with Smith in order to keep his name from appearing on any of the indictments handed up so far by federal grand juries.

All of this appears to be confirmed by the Times article, which describes Meadows as providing “targeted assistance” to keep himself out of trouble. And in news that is sure to generate the most furious response from Trump, Meadows is said to have put his trust in Smith's team rather than risk the consequences of continuing to protect his former boss.