Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has denied former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ request for an extension on his voluntary surrender deadline. Meadows, along with 18 others, including former President Donald Trump, was charged with participating in a scheme to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in Georgia. Willis has set a deadline for all defendants to turn themselves in by Friday.
In response to Meadows’ request, Willis stated, “I am not granting any extensions. I gave two weeks for people to surrender themselves to the court. Your client is no different than any other criminal defendant in this jurisdiction. The two weeks was a tremendous courtesy. At 12:30 pm on Friday, I shall file warrants in the system.”
A hearing has been scheduled for Monday regarding Meadows’ request. He is asking the court to either move his case immediately to federal court or prevent Willis from arresting him before the proceeding. Meadows’ lawyer, John Moran, argued that this temporary relief would protect Meadows’ rights under federal law and allow for a fair consideration of removal without prejudice to the State of Georgia.
Meadows has been indicted on two charges: violation of Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and solicitation of violation of oath by public officer. The latter charge is related to Meadows’ involvement in the call Trump made to Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, on January 2, 2021, where Trump urged him to “find 11,780 votes.”
Several defendants have already turned themselves in to Georgia authorities, including lawyer John Eastman and bail bondsman Scott Hall who were released on bond. Others, such as David Shafer, Cathy Latham, Ray Smith, and Kenneth Chesebro, were also released following their surrender.
Trump himself is expected to be booked in Atlanta on Thursday. This marks his fourth indictment, with previous charges relating to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, mishandling classified documents, and involvement in a hush money scheme with Stormy Daniels.
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