Meadows asked a federal judge to step in after DA Fani Willis told him she would issue a warrant for his arrest if he does not self-surrender by Friday.
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal judge to step in and protect him from being arrested in Atlanta for his RICO indictment in Fulton County, Georgia.
Meadows filed a motion to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Tuesday, asking the federal court to help him avoid arrest later this week after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis rejected Meadows’ proposed deadline extension and threatened to arrest him if he failed to agree to the bond terms and voluntarily surrender.
“District Attorney Fani Willis has made clear that she intends to arrest Mr.
Meadows before this Court’s Monday hearing and has rejected out of hand a
reasonable request to defer one business day until after this Court’s hearing,” the filing reads. “Absent this Court’s intervention, Mr. Meadows will be denied the protection from arrest that federal law affords former federal officials, and this Court’s prompt but orderly consideration of removal will be frustrated.”
Willis gave Meadows, former President Donald Trump and the other 17 defendants named in last week’s sweeping indictment until August 25 at noon to turn themselves into Fulton County authorities.
