Mark Meadows’ attempt to transfer Arizona case to federal court rejected by Judge

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had his attempt to move his Arizona indictment to federal court rejected by a federal judge. The case is related to efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral defeat. Meadows missed the deadline to file his request and failed to demonstrate that the offenses charged were related to his official duties as chief of staff. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. The indictment stemmed from an alleged scheme to issue false electoral votes in seven states, including Arizona. Meadows and 17 other defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and Boris Epshteyn, were charged with conspiracy, forgery, and fraudulent schemes. In a separate case in Georgia, Meadows and Trump were among those indicted on state felony charges related to similar efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Meadows lost his attempt to move the indictment in that case to federal court. Trump’s federal case in Washington, D.C., has stalled with no trial date set. He has pleaded not guilty to charges in both Georgia and Washington. The cases in both Arizona and Georgia remain ongoing, with some charges being thrown out in the Georgia case.

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