Former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark and David Shafer all want the 2020 election case to be moved to federal court.
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Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a judge on Tuesday to delay his imminent arrest in Fulton County, Georgia, as Meadows and several other Trump allies-turned-defendants push for a federal trial in a broad Georgia election interference case that ensnared former President Donald Trump.Key Facts
Meadows’ attorney, John Moran, asked for an emergency order preventing his arrest before a hearing next week, claiming in a court filing immediate relief is necessary to “prevent a state arrest that would irreparably deprive” him of protection through the federal Supremacy Clause, which establishes that federal law takes precedence over state laws.
Meadows had asked to move the case to federal court last week, after Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted in Georgia over alleged efforts to overturn the results of the election.
