Mark Meadows, a co-defendant in the case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, spent hours on the witness stand Monday, becoming the first to argue to a federal judge that the case should be removed from state to federal court.
Meadows, Trump's former chief of staff, took the stand for nearly three hours, according to the Washington Post. The outlet noted that Meadows repeatedly argued there was a"federal nexus" to all of his actions in the aftermath of 2020.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought two felony charges, including racketeering, against Meadows this month over allegations he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Willis filed a response opposing the motion, saying Meadows was not acting in his capacity as a federal official because if he were, it would be a violation of the Hatch Act, a law that requires federal officials to separate their official work from campaign work. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones denied the motion, saying Meadows's removal request required a hearing. Meadows was then forced to surrender himself to Fulton County Jail, which he did on Thursday. He was quickly released that same day on $100,000 bail.
The hearing has also shed some light on Willis's broader case against Meadows and the others. The district attorney had subpoenaed four people to appear for it, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, according to court filings. “I dealt with the president’s personal position on a number of things. It’s still a part of my job to make sure the president is safe and secure and able to perform his job,” Meadows said, according to the outlet. “Serving the president of the United States is what I do, to be clear.”
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