Former President Donald Trump may try to move the Georgia election meddling case to federal court, his attorney said in a court filing Thursday.
“President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court,” Steven Sadow, the 77-year-old former president’s lead attorney in the case, said in a two-page notice to a Fulton County Superior Court Judge. Scott McAfee.
Trump can formally request the move within 30 days of his arraignment, which took place on August 31 when he submitted a written waiver of arraignment to a Fulton County court.
Moving the case to federal court would allow Trump to argue that he is immune from state prosecution because the actions alleged in the 13-count Fulton County grand jury indictment all fall under the jurisdiction of his role as president.
Trump is accused of violating Georgia’s anti-extortion law, conspiracy, filing false documents, making false statements and soliciting public officials to violate their oaths of office so he can remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election.
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, one of Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the Georgia case, took the witness stand in an Atlanta courtroom last week as part of his effort to have two criminal charges against him moved to federal court.
Meadows, 64, argued that the actions he took in reviewing the Peach State’s 2020 election results were under the scope of his broad and unpredictable role as Trump’s chief of staff.
Trump told a Fulton County judge Thursday that he could find out. to move the Georgia case to federal court. AP
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is among five Trump co-defendants who have sought to move their cases to federal court.REUTERS
Georgia state prosecutors argued the former North Carolina congressman’s actions were outside the scope of his federal position and more in line with Trump’s official re-election campaign.
Federal Judge Steve Jones has yet to rule on Meadow’s removal request.
Meadows is among at least five Trump co-defendants seeking to move their cases to federal court, including former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, former Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still and former Coffee County GOP Chairwoman Cathy Latham.
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