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Mark Meadows, former Chief of Staff during the Donald Trump administration, argues for immunity from prosecution, South China Morning Post reports.
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Claims Immunity From Prosecution: ‘Threatens Important Federal Interest’
Meadows is making a case for his immunity from prosecution days after his lawyers tried to shift his case from a state to a federal court using a law from 1789 that aims to shield federal officials from state-led prosecutions.
Lawyers Joseph Englert, George Terwilliger, John Moran and Michael Francisco stated, “The State’s prosecution of Mr Meadows threatens the important federal interest in providing the President of the United States with close, confidential advice and help, firmly entrenched in federal law for nearly 100 years.”
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Claims Immunity From Prosecution: ‘Threatens Important Federal Interest’
Meadows is charged with serious wrongdoing related to actions he took after the 2020 elections in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Claims Immunity From Prosecution: ‘Threatens Important Federal Interest’
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