Last year, Mark Meadows, former chief of staff for Donald Trump’s presidential administration, attempted to have his charges in Georgia transferred to federal court but was denied by a judge.
A hearing is scheduled to take place in a Phoenix courtroom on Thursday regarding Meadows’ request to move his charges in Arizona’s fake elector case to federal court.
Meadows argues that his actions were carried out when he was a federal official and therefore should be granted immunity under the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause. However, Arizona’s Attorney General Office has opposed this request, stating that Meadows missed the deadline for such a move and that his electioneering efforts were not part of his official duties.
The charges against Meadows stem from allegations of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of Trump. Prosecutors claim that Meadows was involved in submitting names of fake electors from Arizona and other states to Congress to secure Trump’s continued presidency.
Despite Biden winning Arizona by a slim margin in 2020, Meadows and other defendants are fighting to dismiss the case against them. They maintain that Meadows’ actions were not criminal and were merely part of discussions related to legal efforts by Trump’s campaign.
The Arizona case involves a total of 18 Republicans, including Meadows, Giuliani, and several lawyers associated with the former president. Jenna Ellis, Trump’s campaign attorney, recently reached a cooperation agreement with prosecutors, leading to the dismissal of her charges.
While Meadows and the remaining defendants have pleaded not guilty to forgery, fraud, and conspiracy charges in Arizona, the case continues to unfold with political implications.
Prosecutors in other states, including Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, and Wisconsin, have also pursued criminal charges linked to the fake elector scheme.
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