trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows told a member of Congress he loved the idea of appointing alternate electors as part of a “direct and collateral attack” three days after the Nov. 3 presidential election, according to documents he submitted to the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. The committee revealed the information in a letter to Meadows’ lawyers informing them of their intent to move forward with contempt proceedings. The three-page letter gives further insight into Meadows’ involvement in the events related to Jan. 6, including a text message exchange between Meadows and a member of Congress about appointing alternate electors in which Meadows said, “I love it”; a text message exchange between him and an organizer of the Jan. 6 rally where Trump calls on the crowd to go to the Capitol; and a Jan. 5 email about having the National Guard on standby.