{"id":2010406,"date":"2023-08-24T04:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-co-defendants-bid-to-transfer-georgia-case-to-federal-court-a-calculated-risk-legal-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T04:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:32:27","slug":"trump-co-defendants-bid-to-transfer-georgia-case-to-federal-court-a-calculated-risk-legal-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-co-defendants-bid-to-transfer-georgia-case-to-federal-court-a-calculated-risk-legal-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal experts say Trump co-defendants taking calculated risk by seeking transfer of Georgia case to federal court."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-co-defendants-bid-to-transfer-georgia-case-to-federal-court-a-calculated-risk-legal-experts-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010406&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Defense Counsel for Trump Co-Defendants Take Calculated Risk in Seeking Removal to Federal Court<\/h2>\n<p>Legal experts are buzzing about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-co-defendants-bid-to-transfer-georgia-case-to-federal-court-a-calculated-risk-legal-experts-say\/\" title=\"Legal experts say Trump co-defendants taking calculated risk by seeking transfer of Georgia case to federal court.\">defense \u2064strategy employed<\/a> by several co-defendants of former President Donald Trump. These individuals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-proud-boys-indicted-on-conspiracy-charges-for-alleged-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"Two Proud Boys Indicted On Conspiracy Charges For Alleged Role In U.S. Capitol Riot\">facing charges related<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-killer-vladimir-putin-will-pay-a-price-for-election-interference\/\" title=\"Biden Says \u2018Killer\u2019 Vladimir Putin \u2018Will Pay A Price\u2019 For Election Interference\">alleged election interference<\/a>, are requesting the removal of\u2063 state racketeering charges\u2064 to federal \u200bcourt. This move is seen as a calculated risk \u200cthat could have significant implications for their \u200bcases.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200ccharges against President Trump and his 18 co-defendants, \u2063including former attorneys, were \u200dbrought \u2062by a state grand \u2063jury in\u200b Fulton County, Georgia. The indictment, issued on August 14, accuses them of various offenses, such as violating Georgia&#8217;s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, soliciting the violation of an oath by a public officer, and conspiracy\u200c to commit forgery and filing of false documents.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the \u2062co-defendants are arguing that they should not\u2063 be prosecuted\u2063 in state court because their actions were performed \u200bin their official capacity\u2064 as federal officers. They believe they have federal defenses available to\u2063 them.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2062Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/legal-experts-say-georgia-charges-against-trump-violate-democratic-norms-5464849\">Legal Experts Say Georgia\u2064 Charges Against Trump Violate Democratic\u2063 Norms<\/a> \u200d (8\/15\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/march-2024-trial-date-for-trump-in-georgia-not-realistic-lawyers-say-5472866\">March 2024\u200d Trial Date for \u2062Trump in Georgia Not\u200b Realistic,\u200c Lawyers Say<\/a> (8\/17\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under federal\u2062 law, cases filed in state court can be removed or transferred to \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">federal district court<\/a> with jurisdiction over the same geographic area. The defendant must file a notice of removal in federal court, which temporarily transfers the case\u2064 to federal jurisdiction. The state court and other parties are also notified. A hearing is then held\u200b in federal court to determine whether the case should \u2063remain there. If removal is denied, \u200bthe case\u200d is sent back to state court.<\/p>\n<p>A case can only remain in federal court if it falls under the court&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-project-veritas-case-against-massachusetts-recording-law\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Declines to Hear Project Veritas Case Against Massachusetts Recording Law\">subject matter jurisdiction<\/a>.\u2062 One common reason for removal is\u200d when a case involves the U.S. Constitution\u200d or a federal statute. If the case remains in federal court, it \u200bwill\u200c be tried according to state laws.<\/p>\n<p>The charges in Georgia \u2064stem from a phone call President Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on January 2, 2021. During the call, President Trump sought to secure enough votes to \u200dwin the state&#8217;s Electoral \u2062College votes. He expressed his belief that illegal ballots had been cast in Georgia. President\u200d Trump denies any wrongdoing and views the\u2063 charges against him as interference in the 2024 presidential \u2064campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Notable figures, such as Mark Meadows (former White House\u200b chief of \u200cstaff) and Jeffrey Clark (former U.S. Assistant Attorney \u200cGeneral\u2063 for the Environment \u2063and Natural Resources\u2064 Division),\u200b are also implicated in\u2064 the alleged conspiracy\u2064 surrounding the\u2064 former president. They have\u2064 filed notices of removal, seeking to have their cases transferred to federal court. \u200bDavid Shafer, a Georgia elector from the alternate Trump slate, has also \u200dfiled a notice of removal.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Meadows filed a notice \u2064of removal\u200d in the \u200cU.S. District Court for the\u200d Northern District of Georgia \u2064on August 15. \u2062He subsequently filed a motion\u200c in \u200bfederal court,\u200c arguing for the dismissal of the state charges. He claims immunity from state\u200d prosecution under the U.S.\u2063 Constitution&#8217;s Supremacy Clause, which prioritizes \u2063federal law over state law. According \u200cto Mr. Meadows, he \u200bwas merely\u2064 performing his duties as a federal employee.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Ms. Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney, has given all the defendants until August 25 to surrender at the Fulton \u2062County jail. Mr. Meadows\u2062 filed an emergency motion \u2064for immediate removal or an order preventing his arrest. However, Ms. Willis\u200d argues that \u2063his \u2063motion lacks merit and that federal\u200c courts should abstain from\u200b interfering with state prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Steve Jones reportedly denied the motions by Mr. Meadows and Mr. Clark to dismiss their cases and block Ms. Willis from arresting them. However, he has not yet ruled on the removal motions. This means that, for now, \u2062the defendants must surrender by\u200d the deadline\u2062 and face arraignment in state court or risk arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Two legal experts, including Mark Miller from the Pacific Legal \u200dFoundation, \u2063shed light \u200don the removal process and its potential impact on the defendants. \u200dAccording to Miller, federal employees can \u200donly remove a case to federal court under specific circumstances. For example, if a federal \u2064employee commits a crime outside of their official duties, their attempt\u2064 to remove the\u200b case to federal court would likely \u2062be rejected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal experts warn that defense counsel for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s co-defendants are risking it all by seeking to transfer state racketeering charges, linked to alleged election meddling, to federal court. Trump and 18 co-defendants, including his ex-lawyers, face indictment by a Georgia state grand jury in Fulton County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":2010407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2010406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2010406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2010407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}