Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was charged with two counts in the case brought by Fulton County prosecutors over alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows ' bid to move his state prosecution to federal court in the case stemming from an alleged effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia .The court's denial of Meadows' appeal leaves in place a lower court decision that returned the prosecution to state court.
District Judge Steve Jones conceded that some of the charged conduct involved Meadows' official duties, there was not enough evidence to establish that a 'heavy majority' of the acts alleged against him related to his role as chief of staff.'Meadows's alleged association with post-election activities was not related to his role as White House Chief of Staff or his executive branch authority,' Jones wrote in his September 2023 decision.The U.S.
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