US EditionJudge denies three Georgia ‘fake electors’ attempts to move cases to federal court
- Judge Steve Jones stated that presidential electors are not federal officers, suggesting that their involvement in efforts to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election falls within the jurisdiction of state courts.
- Despite attempts by Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark to argue that their involvement in stopping the certification was in their official capacity as federal officers, their arguments were rejected, indicating that their cases would proceed in state courts.
- Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark had their bids to remove their cases to federal court denied, suggesting that they would face prosecution in a state court setting.
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Three fake Trump electors suffer major setbacks in Georgia criminal case
A federal judge has denied the bid by false Trump electors David Shafer, Shawn Still, and Cathy Latham to have their cases removed from state to federal court, reported The Guardian's Hugo Lowell."The Supreme Court has stated that presidential electors are not federal officers," stated Judge Steve Jones in his order.This comes after former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark also had their…
Judge denies three Georgia ‘fake electors’ attempts to move cases to federal court
A judge Friday denied attempts by three “fake electors” charged in Georgia alongside former President Trump to move their charges to federal court, finding they were not federal officials. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones’s rulings round out the remaining defendants who attempted to move their cases. Jones had already rejected attempts by two other defendants…
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