Meadows Loses SCOTUS Appeal On Georgia Case

NBC News reports:

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court.

His lawyers argued that the case should be moved because he was acting as a “federal officer” at the time and could therefore argue for immunity from prosecution.

The argument failed in lower courts, with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluding that because Meadows is no longer a federal official, the provision that would allow the case to be moved to federal court does not apply to him.

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JUST IN: The Supreme Court has rejected Mark Meadows’ appeal in the Georgia 2020 election interference case. https://t.co/h1490vlBCb

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