Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has asked the Supreme Court to send the Georgia election meddling case to federal court. The latest decision of the Supreme Court on presidential immunity.
“It is difficult to imagine a case in which the need for a federal forum is more urgent than one that calls for resolution of new questions about the duties and powers of one of the nation’s most important federal agencies,” Meadows’ attorneys said. he wrote in his appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Last year, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals He turned down Meadows’ offer to move Georgia Meadows took the case to federal court after he failed to show that the actions that form the basis of the indictment were part of his official duties at the White House.
In their Supreme Court filing, Meadows’ lawyers argued that the appeals decision was “clearly erroneous, wholly unprecedented and exceptionally dangerous,” arguing that the high court’s ruling this month on the former president’s immunity from official action was the basis for the trial. Meddling in Meadows’ Georgia election case.
“This decision makes clear that federal immunity fully protects former officers, often requiring difficult and fact-based judgment calls on the outside, and provides not only substantive immunity but also use immunity that protects against the use of official acts. A current or former federal official responsible for misconduct,” they wrote. “All of these sensitive disputes clearly belong in federal court.”
Trump, Meadows and 17 other defendants was charged last year on felony charges related to alleged schemes to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Meadows faces two counts in a 41-count indictment, including violating the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and perjury by a public official. He has he pleaded not guilty.