Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is making a legal bid to move the case to federal court.
The hearing, slated to take place in Atlanta on Monday, Aug. 28, marks a pivotal moment for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution against former President Donald Trump. It is the first instance that opens up the floor for arguments from both sides before a judge.
Meadows’ seeks to transfer the case from Georgia’s state court system, according to Politico. Since Meadows was a federal official at the time, he argues that he’s immune from state-level charges, relying on the supremacy clause of the U.S. ...