Judge shuts down Trump co-defendant Jeff Clark's attempt to delay Georgia case

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee denied a heavily redacted motion by former President Donald Trump's one-time Justice Department official and criminal co-defendant Jeffrey Clark, requesting a delay in his case, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Friday.

Few details are available through the private information that's been withheld. However, Clark requested an extension in the February 5 deadline to file motions, due to some heavily redacted circumstance that, according to him, constitutes a "significant impediment to his ability to assist in his own defense."

Clark, who in addition to the criminal election racketeering case in Georgia is facing a threat of disbarment, was allegedly one of the most prominent figures in the Justice Department pushing Trump's election conspiracy theories, and trying to push for federal officials to transmit a directive to Georgia to hold off on the certification of the election for President Joe Biden.

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Text communications show that Clark was closely coordinating with Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), who while he was not charged in this affair, was reportedly one of the most prominent members of Congress on board with Trump's efforts to overturn the election.

As the litigation has taken shape, Clark sought to have his own case removed to a federal venue to try to get a more favorable judge and jury pool, arguing that his actions were in a federal capacity, but this bid was denied.

Trump has reportedly been planning to disrupt Clark's disbarment proceedings with claims of executive privilege.