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Eleventh Circuit rejects Meadows' effort to move Georgia prosecution to federal court

Date
2023-12-18
Entry type
federal-removal-appeal
Current status
Federal removal denied; underlying Georgia case later dismissed by state prosecutor

The court held former officers cannot use the removal statute and that the charged conduct was not within chief-of-staff duties.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. TrumpWhite House chief of staffMark Meadows

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    The Eleventh Circuit affirmed denial of Meadows' attempt to remove the Georgia election case to federal court. It held that the statute did not cover former federal officers and, independently, that alleged campaign activity to change certified election results was outside the chief of staff's official duties. The ruling decided forum and official-duty questions, not guilt on the state counts.