An appeals court has denied former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' bid to move his criminal charges in Georgia to federal court, which could have derailed the case against Meadows and potentially led to its dismissal. Meadows is facing racketeering charges in Georgia for his role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. However, the appeals court ruled that the law Meadows cited for transferring state charges only applies to current, not former, officials.
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00:02 An appeals court has denied former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows bid to move
00:07 his criminal charges in Georgia to federal court could have derailed the case against
00:11 Meadows and potentially led to his dismissal. Meadows is facing racketeering charges in Georgia
00:16 for his role in Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
00:20 However, the appeals court ruled that the law Meadows cited for transferring state charges
00:25 only applies to current not former officials. Even if Meadows was still a government official,
00:30 the court said his actions regarding the 2020 election fell outside his official duties as
00:35 chief of staff. The ruling means Meadows and others charged will have to face the charges
00:40 in state court in Georgia as the district attorney pursuing the case wants. For all
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