LOADING ERROR LOADINGMark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff to former President Donald Trump, has asked the Supreme Court to step in after he was indicted in Georgia as part of an effort to overturn the state’s 2020 election results. He served in the White House from March 2020 through the general election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden, and was a key figure as Trump and his allies clung to power. AdvertisementMeadows, who has pleaded not guilty, had previously attempted to move the case from state to federal court, claiming he was acting in his official capacity and should be allowed to transfer the case out of Georgia. But a federal appeals court unanimously rejected his effort in December, upholding a lower court decision that found he had not proved his alleged crimes were related to his White House duties. “A White House Chief of Staff facing criminal charges based on actions relating to his work for the President of the United States should not be a close call.”Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington.

Source: Huffington Post July 29, 2024 21:08 UTC