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Posted: 2021-11-30T19:09:56Z | Updated: 2021-12-02T01:47:58Z

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol said Tuesday that Mark Meadows , Donald Trump s former chief of staff, is cooperating with its probe.

Trump has been waging an aggressive battle to withhold documents related to the Jan. 6 attacks, claiming that theyre protected by executive privilege. Meadows had been allied with he former president.

But committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in a statement that Meadows had produced records to the committee and will soon appear for an initial deposition.

The Select Committee expects all witnesses, including Mr. Meadows, to provide all information requested and that the Select Committee is lawfully entitled to receive, Thompson said. The committee will continue to assess his degree of compliance with our subpoena after the deposition.

In a statement to CNN on Tuesday, however, Meadows attorney said the parties were still working out what his client will share with the committee.

As we have from the beginning, we continue to work with the Select Committee and its staff to see if we can reach an accommodation that does not require Mr. Meadows to waive Executive Privilege or to forfeit the long-standing position that senior White House aides cannot be compelled to testify before Congress, George Terwilliger said. We appreciate the Select Committees openness to receiving voluntary responses on non-privileged topics.