In a blow to former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows' desire to shift his Georgia racketeering and election interference case to Federal court, U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones rejected Meadows' request yesterday in a ruling. Meadows argued that the work he was doing to undermine Georgia's 2020 Presidential vote was part of his job as a Federal officer, but Judge Jones ruled that Meadows' post-election chicanery wasn't part of his Federal duties. He's already appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Meadows was the first to test whether he, and by extension, the Malignant Loser and Justice Department MAGAt Jeffrey Clark, might move the Fulton County racketeering case from state to Federal court, where he may have gotten a more favorable judge and jury. It also may have opened the possibility of a Presidential pardon should the Malignant Loser be elected again, since state court convictions are beyond a President's pardon power. Most important, it increases pressure on his co-defendents to seek a deal with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. A good day for justice, and a setback for the MAGA racketeers.
BONUS: Legal experts react to Meadows' flop.
(photo: The racketeers. Alex Wong / Getty)
