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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Mark Meadows' Attempt to Move Georgia Election Interference Case

Meadows, Former White House Chief of Staff, Sought to Move Case to Federal Court

Bid Rejected by Three-Judge Panel of Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal appeals court on Monday rejected an effort by Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff under former President Donald J. Trump, to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that Meadows' arguments for moving the case were "wholly without merit." The panel also rejected Meadows' request to stay the proceedings in Georgia while he appealed the decision.

Meadows is facing charges of solicitation of election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud in connection with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In seeking to move the case to federal court, Meadows argued that he was entitled to immunity from state prosecution because he was acting within the scope of his employment as a federal official. The appeals court rejected this argument, ruling that Meadows' alleged conduct was not within the scope of his federal duties.

The ruling is a setback for Meadows, who has been trying to avoid prosecution in Georgia. It is unclear whether he will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

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