US EditionJudge denies Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court
- A federal judge has rejected Mark Meadows' request to move his Georgia election conspiracy criminal case to federal court. Meadows, along with Trump and other co-defendants, was indicted on charges related to their efforts to reverse Trump's loss in Georgia's 2020 election.
- The judge ruled that Meadows did not meet the threshold for removal to federal court. Meadows argued that his case should be moved because the allegations were connected to his official duties as White House chief of staff, but the judge determined that Meadows' activities for the Trump campaign were outside the scope of his federal role.
- This ruling could set the tone for the other defendants trying to move their cases, potentially impacting Trump's own case. Moving the case to federal court could have advantages for the defendants, including making immunity claims and having a potentially sympathetic jury pool.
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Mark Meadows fails to move Georgia case to fed. court
Charges against Donald Trump’s onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows over efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election will not be heard in federal court, a sign that similar bids by the former U.S. president and his co-defendants to move the criminal case to a more favorable venue will fail. Ryan Chang reports.
Judge Rejects Meadows’ Request to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court
A judge denied former Donald Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows‘ bid to move the Georgia criminal case against him from state to federal court. Meadows, Trump, and 17 others were charged in August by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a sprawling RICO indictment resulting from a lengthy investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. In the notice of removal filed last month, Meadows’ attorneys argued tha…
Judge Denies Meadows' Bid to Move Georgia Election Case to Federal Court
A judge on Friday denied Mark Meadows' request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court, ruling that the Trump White House chief of staff must fight the charges in state court instead. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta wrote in a 49-page ruling that Meadows "has not met even the 'quite low' threshold" to move his case to federal court, noting that the question was whether the actions at issue were related to his ro…
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