All posts tagged "Meadows"

U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones struck down Mark Meadows' latest attempt to avoid being arrested.

Meadows is facing a hearing about whether he will be able to move his Georgia indictment to a federal case on Monday, but the deadline to turn himself over to Fulton County is noon on Friday. So, Meadows asked District Attorney Fani Willis if he could have an extra business day to see how the hearing shakes out. She refused, saying she gave everyone two weeks out of a courtesy.

Meadows sent a motion attempting to have the Fulton County Superior Court judge decide whether or not he can have that extra day. ...

Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis told Mark Meadows that she isn't playing around when it comes to the deadline for those indicted to surrender to the jail.

Meadows is begging the federal court to rush their ruling on whether or not to take over his case. He's got a preliminary hearing on Aug. 28, but that's three days after the deadline set to turn himself in.

So, Meadows' lawyer asked Willis for an extension on the self-report deadline until after the hearing. ...

Former Donald Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows requests that the Georgia indictment case be brought into federal court instead of state court, ABC News reported Tuesday.

If the case were moved outside of Fulton County, Georgia, the state's strict racketeering laws would still apply, but it would be presided over by a federal judge and a different kind of jury. Willis would still be running the trial, however. Perhaps most importantly, it would also mean the case wouldn't be broadcast on television.

Meadows joins Trump along with 17 other co-conspirators charged for efforts to overthrow the 2020 election. ...