Donald Trump will not seek to transfer his Georgia election interference case to federal court, according to his attorneys. This decision comes after a judge previously rejected a similar attempt by Trump’s former White House chief of staff. The notice was filed in federal court in Atlanta and follows a ruling that the chief of staff had not met the threshold to move his case to federal court. Meadows is currently appealing that ruling.
Trump, along with Meadows and 17 others, faces charges including an alleged violation of Georgia’s anti-racketeering law for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. While expressing confidence in Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s handling of the trial, Trump’s defense attorney filed the notice in state court in Atlanta. The difficulties faced by other defendants in moving their cases to federal court may have influenced this decision. A venue change would have provided a broader jury pool outside of Democratic-leaning Fulton County, but it would also mean the trial would not be photographed or televised as cameras are not allowed in federal courtrooms.
Several other defendants, including three fake electors and former U.S. Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, are also seeking to move their cases to federal court. The ruling on those cases is pending. Trump, who is facing three other criminal cases, has thus far been unsuccessful in transferring a state case in New York, which alleges falsified business records in connection with a hush money payment to a porn actor, to federal court.
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