Mark Meadows Seeks Federal Court Move in Arizona Case

Mark Meadows, former chief of staff to Donald Trump, is seeking to move his charges in Arizona's fake elector case to federal court, claiming his actions were conducted as a federal official and that he is protected under the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution. Prosecutors argue that Meadows' actions, which included attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, were not part of his official White House duties. They contend that Meadows missed a critical deadline for transferring the case and maintain that he worked with others to submit false elector names to Congress. This case follows Meadows' previous unsuccessful attempt to move similar charges in Georgia to federal court. The Arizona indictment also cites Meadows' private acknowledgment to a White House aide that Trump had lost the election. Meadows and his legal team are seeking a dismissal of the Arizona case, arguing that his actions were not criminal.