“The Court concludes that Meadows has not shown that the actions that triggered the State’s prosecution related to his federal office,” U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones wrote.
The prosecution of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows for attempting to overturn the 2020 election will remain in state court, a federal judge ruled Friday as he turned down Meadows’ bid to move the case to federal court.
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Judge refuses to move prosecution of Mark Meadows to federal court https://t.co/9uCWMEuO7J
— POLITICO (@politico) September 8, 2023NEW: A federal judge has ruled that Mark Meadows was not acting in his official capacity when he tried to aid Donald Trump’s reelection. He has sent Meadows criminal case back to Georgia court.
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— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 8, 2023
Is this order appealable? Might not be over yet.
Really no valid reason to move any of these cases to federal court, including the one against Trump. “The judge is mean to me” is not a good reason.
“Meadows filed an appeal to the 11th Circuit on Friday night.”
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