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Trump’s White House chief of staff argues he acted in capacity as federal officer and that case should be moved to federal court

Former White House chief of staff and others want to transfer the RICO case out of the state’s hands

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump “recklessly” promoted lies about voter fraud at a ballot counting center in Atlanta despite being told at least four times his claims were false, according to the final report of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

ATLANTA — A Fulton County special grand jury investigating interference in Georgia's 2020 elections is seeking the testimony of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell and others next month.

Fourth hearing of the month examined Trump’s efforts to pressure local and state officials to overturn 2020 elections.

‘White House staff intervened to make sure that didn’t happen’

ATLANTA — The elections chief in Georgia's Cobb County, which was at the center of an extraordinary audit of absentee ballots cast in the disputed 2020 presidential race, has been subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury.

ATLANTA — The Fulton County District Attorney’s wide-ranging criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is heating up, weeks after the seating of a special purpose grand jury with subpoena power.