Judge rejects Mark Meadows’ attempt to transfer Arizona case to federal court

A federal judge rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his Arizona indictment to federal court. The case involves efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat. Meadows missed a deadline to file his request and failed to show good cause for the delay. The judge determined that the offenses charged in the state’s prosecution do not relate to Meadows’ official duties when he was Trump’s chief of staff. In April, Meadows and 17 others were indicted in Arizona for their role in a scheme to falsify Republican electors’ votes in seven states. Meadows and Trump were also indicted in Georgia for similar efforts to overturn the election, with several co-defendants already pleading guilty. Meadows lost an attempt to move his Georgia indictment to federal court. Trump’s federal case in Washington, D.C., related to the election has stalled with no trial date set. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him in both Georgia and Washington. The case in Georgia remains on hold over efforts to disqualify the prosecutor.

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