PICKENS, S.C. – A South Carolina judge ruled Wednesday that former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows must testify before the Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury investigating attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election, saying he is a “necessary and material” witness.
Following a 45-minute hearing in this small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Circuit Court Judge Edward W. Miller denied Meadows’ attempt to quash a petition seeking his testimony.
Meadows’ attorney James W. Bannister said he plans to appeal the ruling to the South Carolina Court of Appeals but had no other immediate comment. The Fulton County District Attorney’s office, which is advising the grand jury and sent a prosecutor to the hearing, declined to comment.
