Former White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, endured a set back today as a federal appeals court denied his push to transfer his Georgia election interference case from state to federal court. This conservative-leaning appeals court made it clear that Meadows' role as chief of staff did not grant him the authority to manipulate valid election results in favor of any candidate. This ruling underpins the issue at the heart of Meadows' case - electioneering, something the court maintains as separate from the remit of the chief of staff.
Meadow's strategic push to move the case to federal court was seen as an attempt to thwart the prosecution, leveraging potential federal immunity from state law prosecution. The alleged offense is a breach of Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). In this instance, however, the request fell on deaf ears, with the panel of judges remarking, 'no dice.'
