Mark Meadows' Attempt to Move Georgia Election Case to Federal Court Rejected by Appeals Court

A federal appeals court has rejected Mark Meadows' attempt to move his Georgia-based criminal charges, including racketeering, into federal court. The court ruled that Meadows, former White House chief of staff under Trump, must face the charges in state court in Atlanta. The decision keeps on track the racketeering prosecution of Meadows, Trump, and other allies for their efforts to subvert the 2020 election. The ruling is likely a setback for other defendants seeking to transfer their cases to federal court. The court's conservative chief judge, William Pryor, expressed skepticism about Meadows' broad interpretation of his duties as chief of staff and concluded that the state charges against Meadows are about an alleged criminal agreement, not his actions as chief of staff.