Former President Donald Trump may try to take his Georgia election interference case to federal court, his lawyer said in a court filing Thursday.
“President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may request the transfer 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 the judge. of the Fulton County Superior Court. Scott McAfee.
Trump can formally request the action within 30 days of his arraignment, which occurred on Aug. 31 when he submitted a written waiver of arraignment to the Fulton County courthouse.
Taking 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 fell within the scope of his role as president.
Trump is charged with violating Georgia’s racketeering law, conspiracy, submitting false documents, making false statements and asking a public official to violate his oath 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 courthouse last week as part of his effort to move the two criminal charges against you in federal court.
Meadows, 64, argued that the actions he took to examine the 2020 election results in the Peach State were within the scope of his broad and unpredictable role as Trump’s chief of staff.
Trump notified a Fulton County judge Thursday that he could request it. move your case from Georgia to federal court. PA
Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows is among five Trump co-defendants who have tried to take their cases to federal court. REUTERS
Georgia state prosecutors responded that the former North Carolina congressman’s actions were outside the scope of his federal office and more in line with Trump’s official re-election campaign.
Federal Judge Steve Jones has yet to rule on Meadow’s deportation request.
Meadows is among at least five of Trump’s co-defendants seeking to take their case to federal court, including former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, former Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still and the former Coffee County Republican Speaker. Cathy Latham.
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