"Mark Meadows and All Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Georgia Election Interference Case"

All 19 defendants, including former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, have pleaded not guilty to charges in the Georgia election interference case and waived their in-person arraignment. A hearing has been scheduled to consider severing some defendants from the main case. Two defendants have filed motions seeking to sever their cases, while another defendant seeks to dismiss the charges against him, arguing that the state prosecutors lack the authority to charge him with alleged violations of federal law. Former President Donald Trump and the other defendants were charged last month in a racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.