Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is pleading with the Supreme Court to intervene in his Georgia election interference case and shift it into the federal court system.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is pleading with the Supreme Court to intervene in his Georgia election interference case to shift it into the federal court system., 65, had lost his prior bids to transfer the case, but in a petition to the high court last Friday, he sought to capitalize on its landmark ruling on presidential immunity earlier this month.
“It is hard to imagine a case in which the need for a federal forum is more pressing than one that requires resolving novel questions about the duties and powers of one of the most important federal offices in the Nation,” his team added.Mark Meadows was a key behind the scenes players during Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart his 2020 election loss.in the sprawling election racketeering case last year — which includes former President Donald Trump — by Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis.
Meadows had long endeavored to bump the case to the federal level, where his team believes they will have more legal tools at its disposal to bat down the case. In their recent filing to the Supreme Court, Meadows’ lawyers blasted the appeals court ruling as “egregiously wrong” and “exceptionally dangerous.”
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