Biden ramps up pressure on Mark Meadows to testify against Trump in Jan. 6 probe

The White House notified former chief of staff Mark Meadows that he's under new pressure to testify in the House select committee investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Meadows' attorney George Terwilliger was sent a letter Thursday morning from White House deputy counsel Jonathan Su informing him that President Joe Biden will not assert executive privilege or immunity over the documents and deposition sought from Meadows by the congressional committee, reported the Washington Post.

"Consistent with President Biden's determination that an assertion of privilege is not justified with respect to testimony and documents relating to these particular subjects, he has determined that he will not assert executive privilege with respect to your client's deposition testimony on these subjects, or any documents your client may possess that bear on them," Su writes. "For the same reasons underlying his decisions on executive privilege, President Biden has determined that he will not assert immunity to preclude your client from testifying before the Select Committee."

Meadows was subpoenaed at the end of September and has "engaged" with investigators to negotiate the terms of his deposition and turning over documents, but the letter will allow the committee to increase pressure on him to cooperate, although Donald Trump's former chief staffer may challenge their requests in court.