Georgia case against Trump presents problems; Mark Meadows has already asked to move it
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In an early example of the lengthy litigation ahead, lawyers for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows filed a quick motion Tuesday to transfer the case from state to federal court.
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Meadows, who was Trump's White House chief of staff, argues that the charges against him pertain to actions he took while serving in the Trump administration.
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is seeking to move the Fulton County, Georgia, prosecution against him to federal court so that he can try to get the case dismissed under federal law.
In an early example of the lengthy litigation ahead, lawyers for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows filed a quick motion Tuesday to transfer the case from state to federal court.
The former Trump administration official seeks to have his case heard in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, rather than Fulton County, where he will attempt to have the two…
Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has asked his charges in the Fulton County election interference case to be removed to federal court, claiming immunity from prosecution.
