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Kate Brumback | Associated Press

Trump chief of staff Meadows denies 2 allegations in Georgia indictment as he takes witness stand

Mark Meadows was Donald Trump’s final chief of staff. He was charged in Georgia with participating, along with Trump, in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election. Meadows argues that his actions fell within the scope of his work as a federal official, and he therefore should be tried in federal court. (Getty)

ATLANTA — Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows took the witness stand at a hearing Monday to deny two of the allegations made against him in a Georgia indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

Meadows, who was charged this month along with former President Donald Trump and 17 other people, is seeking to fight the charges in federal court rather than in state court. As part of that effort, he testified that he never asked White House personnel officer John McEntee to draft a memo to Vice President Mike Pence on how to delay certification of the election.

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