Meadows Appeals to Federal Court to Halt Georgia Criminal Case Over Trump Election Probe

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a federal appeals court to intervene in his failed attempt to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court.
Meadows wants the court to pause the lower court's rejection of his bid to move the case and take up the appeal quickly.
Meadows argues the case involves his White House duties and should be in federal court, where he could try to get immunity.
The lower court judge ruled the allegations are "related to political activities," not Meadows' chief of staff role.
The judge ordered prosecutors to respond by Tuesday to Meadows' latest request for the appeals court to step in.

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