Appeals Court to Hear Oral Arguments on Meadows’s Emergency Motion in GA Election Case.

Katabella RobertsSeptember 14, 2023

An ‍appeals court on Sept. 13 agreed to hear oral arguments on an emergency motion filed by former White House‍ chief of staff ⁤Mark Meadows related ‍to the charges ‌listed against him in the Fulton County, Georgia election-racketeering case.

Attorneys for Mr. Meadows filed ⁣an emergency motion with the court this⁢ month ⁢seeking to ⁤pause criminal proceedings in the Georgia election case while he appeals a lower court’s order‍ denying his effort to have the case removed to federal court.

The oral arguments will be heard at 10:15 ‍a.m. on Sept. 15 via Zoom by‌ a three-judge panel consisting of Circuit Judges Robin Rosenbaum and Adalberto⁤ Jordan, both of whom were appointed ‍by⁤ President Barack Obama,⁢ and Charles Wilson, an appointee of President Bill Clinton,‍ The Messenger reported.

Meadows ‍Argues Supremacy Clause Grants Protections

Lawyers for ⁣Mr. Meadows have argued in court documents (pdf) that the case should be⁢ moved because the allegations made against him in the indictment⁢ are connected to his job as a White House official, contending that he⁢ is immune‍ from state prosecution under the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause, which protects federal officials from ⁤”being arrested‌ and brought to trial in a state court.”

However, Judge Jones, who was appointed in 2011 by President Obama, said in last week’s ruling (pdf) that the allegations against Mr. Meadows were largely “related to political activities” and not his role as White House ⁣chief of staff.

“The evidence before the Court overwhelmingly suggests that Meadows was not acting in his scope of executive branch ‍duties during most of ‌the Overt Acts alleged,” the judge wrote.

“Even if Meadows took on tasks that mirror the ‍duties ‌that ‌he carried out when acting in his official role as White ‍House Chief of Staff (such as attending meetings, ⁤scheduling phone calls, and managing the President’s time) he has failed to demonstrate how‌ the election-related ⁣activities that serve as ‍the basis for the charges in the Indictment are related to any of⁣ his official acts,” the judge added.

Another Request Denied

On Wednesday, Judge Jones also denied the stay request‌ from Mr. ⁣Meadows asking the court to temporarily stop the order remanding the racketeering prosecution to ‌state court, arguing in his ruling (pdf) that the former White ⁤House official had⁢ “failed to show a stay should be granted.”

A⁢ total of 19 people, including former ⁢President Donald Trump, were indicted on Aug. 14 by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, over their efforts to dispute the results of the 2020 election⁣ in the state.

The indictment (pdf), brought by Ms. Willis, charges all of the individuals with at⁣ least one count of vio

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