{"id":2367706,"date":"2024-11-12T11:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-denies-mark-meadows-appeal-in-georgia-election-interference-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:14:54","slug":"supreme-court-denies-mark-meadows-appeal-in-georgia-election-interference-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-denies-mark-meadows-appeal-in-georgia-election-interference-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows appeal in Georgia election interference case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fsupreme-court-denies-mark-meadows-appeal-in-georgia-election-interference-case-washington-examiner%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=2367706&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--><p>The U.S. Supreme Court has\u2062 denied a request from Mark Meadows, former chief of staff for President Trump, to relocate his Georgia election interference \u200ccase to federal court. Meadows&#8217; legal team argued that the charges should be heard\u200d at the federal level because he \u200bwas acting as a &#8220;federal officer&#8221; \u2063during the events in question, claiming \u2062this \u2064status would grant \u200bhim \u2063immunity. However, lower courts, including the 11th U.S. \u2062Circuit Court of Appeals, disagreed, stating that Meadows is no longer a federal\u200c official and that the \u2063actions tied to his charges did not fall within \u2062his\u200b official duties. Meadows is charged with \u2064two counts \u2063related to\u2063 attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, alongside 18 other defendants, \u200cincluding Trump, \u2064who has pleaded not guilty.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court denies Mark Meadows appeal in Georgia election interference case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1879670\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Tuesday rejected an effort by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-meadows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Meadows<\/a>, former Trump White House chief of staff, to move the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a> election interference case to federal court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Meadows&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-consider-derek-chauvins-appeal-of-floyd-murder-conviction\/\" title=\"Supreme Court declines to consider Derek Chauvin&#039;s appeal of Floyd murder conviction\">legal team contended<\/a> that the charges stemming from the sweeping racketeering case surrounding President-elect Donald Trump should be heard in federal court because he was serving as a &ldquo;federal officer&rdquo; during the events in question, a status they argued should afford him immunity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House on Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, lower courts, including the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, disagreed with this defense.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-american-group-on-essential-race-concept-racist-repressive-discriminatory\/\" title=\"Chinese-American Group On Essential Race Concept: \u2018Racist, Repressive, Discriminatory\u2019\">appeals court ruled<\/a> that Meadows no longer holds a federal position, making him ineligible for the legal protection that would justify transferring his case to federal jurisdiction. The court further noted that even if Meadows were considered a federal officer, the conduct tied to his charges did not fall within his official responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Meadows is facing two counts in the Georgia election interference case, which focuses on efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He has denied any wrongdoing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">case originally included 18<\/a> other defendants, among them Trump, who has similarly entered a not-guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">elected president<\/a> last week, has already begun to see signs that his criminal prosecutions are winding down in light of his reentry into the White House. Special counsel Jack Smith has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3224012\/jack-smith-asks-judge-vacate-deadlines-trump-2020-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">requested a pause in his 2020 election subversion case<\/a> in Washington, D.C., and the classified documents case in Florida has been dismissed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a>, pending appeal. Smith has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3221135\/jack-smith-plans-dismiss-federal-cases-against-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hinted<\/a> that both prosecutions must end, citing long-standing Justice Department policy against prosecuting sitting or incoming presidents.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In New York, Judge Juan Merchan approved a joint request on Tuesday from both the prosecution and defense to postpone deadlines, including the sentencing date for Trump, as they review how his presidential election might affect the case.<\/p>\n<p>The fate of the Georgia racketeering case could be decided as early as Dec. 5, when the Georgia Court of Appeals is scheduled to weigh Trump and several co-defendants&rsquo; requests to have Fani Willis thrown off of the case as lead prosecutor after they said she engaged in improper conduct with a former special prosecutor she hired to helm the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1879670\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879670\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows&#8217; appeal to shift Georgia case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2367707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24116010103444.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32119,4977,33211,36581,32275],"class_list":["post-2367706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-interference","tag-georgia","tag-legal-news","tag-mark-meadows","tag-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24116010103444.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367706","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\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367706"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367710,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367706\/revisions\/2367710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}