Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has asked his charges in the Georgia election interference case to be removed to federal court, claiming immunity from prosecution.
Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker offers insight into former President Donald Trump's legal troubles on 'Fox News @ Night.'chief of staff Mark Meadows has asked to move his charges in the Georgia 2020 election interference case to federal court.to remove his case from Fulton County Superior Court, arguing that federal law shields him from state prosecution for actions undertaken as a federal officer.
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks during a forum titled House Rules and Process Changes for the 118th Congress at FreedowmWorks headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2022.and all 18 others with at least one count of violating the Georgia RICO Act — the Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act.
In the filing, Meadows denied all wrongdoing and argued the charged conduct comprises protected actions taken in his official capacity as chief of staff to the president. "This is precisely the kind of state interference in a federal official’s duties that the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits."
"These and the other acts that form the basis for the charges against Mr. Meadows all fall squarely within his conduct as Chief of Staff," the filing states.
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