A federal appeals court ruled Monday against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ effort to move Georgia’s case against him related to the 2020 election to federal court, finding the federal law at issue doesn’t cover former officials.
Meadows, who faces charges of conspiracy and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, is one of more than a dozen co-conspirators, including former President Donald Trump, facing charges in Fulton County, Ga. Meadows had sought to move the case from state to federal court, arguing a federal law protects executive branch officials acting in the course of their duties.
However, both a federal district judge and now a unanimous panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit have disagreed. The judges heard arguments in the case on Friday.
