Meadows, one of 19 co-defendants facing felony racketeering charges for allegedly illegally attempting to overturn the 2020 election, will appear for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones in Atlanta at 10 a.m. local time.Ahead of the hearing, Meadows argued through his attorneys in a court filing that he had a right to federal removal because"the conduct giving rise to the charges in the indictment all occurred during his tenure and as part of his service as Chief of Staff.
If Meadows were to secure federal removal, it would not erase the state charges against him but would allow jurors in a trial to be selected from a wider pool outside of the immediate area of Fulton County, which is deeply Democrat. The case would be heard before a federal judge, and the rules of federal court would apply, which would likely mean his trial would not be televised.
Meadows has been aggressive in seeking federal removal. He filed an emergency motion to prevent his arrest last week based on his pending removal request, but Jones denied it, saying a hearing was needed before he would make any decisions. Willis in her indictment observed that Meadows, whom she charged with two felonies, was part of the now infamous phone call between Trump and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Jan. 2, 2021, during which Trump asked the secretary to"find 11,780 votes" to put him in a position to win Georgia's election.
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