Trump's former chief of staff argues that his actions were based on his federal role as the president's top aide.
ATLANTA — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows formally petitioned Tuesday to move the criminal racketeering case brought against him by an Atlanta-area prosecutor over alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election from state court into federal court.The motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, argues that the charges filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani T.
Among other things, the indictment cited Meadows’ calls and emails to state officials in Georgia and other battleground states as Trump and his associates sought to undermine the legitimate election results. It also cites a surprise December 2020 visit Meadows made to an Atlanta-area facility where state election workers were auditing ballots and his role in arranging Trump’s phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger .
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