Meadows takes the stand
The hearing began shortly after 10 a.m. with the defense calling Mark Meadows to the stand.
The defense went over Meadows' duties as chief of staff and assistant to former President Donald Trump.
On the stand, Meadows said it was his role to "oversee all the federal operations, not just in the West Wing, but beyond that."
Meadows also said the job was difficult in light of the pandemic, calling it "challenging times."
"There was a political component to everything that we did," Meadows said in describing the intersection between policy and politics inside the Trump White House in the chaotic closing days of the administration.
Meadows, wearing a royal blue suit, white shirt and pale blue tie in court, said he attended meetings as a principle and sometimes as an observer.
Meadows said he would "certainly meet with state officials" as part of his job.
At least one attorney for Trump, Jennifer Little, was spotted in the overflow room listening to the proceedings.
-ABC News' Nadine El-Bawab and Aaron Katersky