WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal court to dismiss Georgia state criminal charges against him ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSWASHINGTON - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal court to dismiss Georgia state criminal charges against him stemming from former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to a court document.
A 37-page document filed on Saturday with a U.S. district court in Georgia asserts that Meadows' actions are protected by the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution under which federal officials are immune from state prosecution for acts committed within the reasonable scope of their duties. The document also claimed protection for Meadows under the First and 14th amendments to the Constitution.
Meadows and Trump were among 19 defendants named last week in a sweeping 41-count Georgia grand jury indictment claiming they"knowingly and willfully" took part in a conspiracy to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden in the state.
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