Mark Meadows and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis squared off in court filings Thursday over whether to remove his racketeering and election interference case to federal court.
The former White House chief of staff is seeking to move his case by arguing the actions he was charged for, including establishing calls and contacting state officials, were part of his official duties. He is also seeking to dismiss the charges in federal court.Following a Monday hearing over Meadows's bid, United States District Judge Steve Jones called for additional written arguments from both parties.
"The circumstances of this case are easily distinguishable," prosecutors wrote."The defendant conspired not for any purpose related to his duties as chief of staff, but to transform Mr. Trump from a losing political candidate into a winning one, no matter what the outcome of the election had actually been."
Meadows is charged with racketeering and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer stemming from his involvement with Trump's Jan. 2, 2021, call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, when Trump asked him to"find" enough votes to win the state. Meadows's counsel fired back a response Thursday evening, arguing the state's framing of the case shouldn't control removal.
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