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Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court

Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
Donald J Trump. Now the first former president with *** mug shot snapped by the Fulton County sheriff's office as Trump was booked Thursday evening, charged with 13 felony counts. What has taken place here is *** travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong and everybody knows it. This is the former president's four indictment in five months. This one centers on alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia and keep Trump in office. 18 others have also been charged in the case including Trump's attorneys, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, as well as former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows. Trump supporters gathered outside the Fulton County jail earlier in the day directing their anger at district attorney Fani Willis who led the probe but now the former president leaves Georgia with *** booking number and *** $200,000 bond. His bail order sets rules for his release like barring him from making direct or indirect threats against various parties involved in the case including through posts on social media. The question. Now what happens if Trump violates the order, failure to file to follow pretrial release conditions can result in some period of stay in custody, pretrial. I don't know that that's what Judge mcafee would do to any of the defendants in this particular case. But it is certainly an option.
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Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move his state case into federal court.Trump’s lawyers have previously said they would try to move the case, which could help him get the charges dropped by invoking immunity protections for federal officials.“President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court,” his lawyer Steven Sadow said in a brief court filing. “To be timely, his notice of removal must be filed within 30-days of his arraignment.”The 30-day clock began on Aug. 31, when Trump waived his right to an arraignment hearing and entered a not guilty plea.There are several potential benefits for Trump if he can move the state case into federal court.It would give him additional avenues to get the charges dropped if he can convince a judge that his alleged actions in the indictment were tied to his formal duties as a government official.If the case stays in state court, the jurors will all come from Fulton County, which President Joe Biden won by a 47-point margin. If the case moves to federal court, the jury pool will be culled from a 10-county region near Atlanta that Biden won by 32 points, a narrower but still comfortable margin.Several of Trump’s 19 co-defendants are already attempting to move their case to federal court.His former chief of staff Mark Meadows testified at a hearing last week as part of his bid to move the case. Further hearings are scheduled for later this month on whether a federal judge will weigh similar requests from former Trump-era Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and other co-defendants.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move his state case into federal court.

Trump’s lawyers have previously said they would try to move the case, which could help him get the charges dropped by invoking immunity protections for federal officials.

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“President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court,” his lawyer Steven Sadow said in a brief court filing. “To be timely, his notice of removal must be filed within 30-days of his arraignment.”

The 30-day clock began on Aug. 31, when Trump waived his right to an arraignment hearing and entered a not guilty plea.

There are several potential benefits for Trump if he can move the state case into federal court.

It would give him additional avenues to get the charges dropped if he can convince a judge that his alleged actions in the indictment were tied to his formal duties as a government official.

If the case stays in state court, the jurors will all come from Fulton County, which President Joe Biden won by a 47-point margin. If the case moves to federal court, the jury pool will be culled from a 10-county region near Atlanta that Biden won by 32 points, a narrower but still comfortable margin.

Several of Trump’s 19 co-defendants are already attempting to move their case to federal court.

His former chief of staff Mark Meadows testified at a hearing last week as part of his bid to move the case. Further hearings are scheduled for later this month on whether a federal judge will weigh similar requests from former Trump-era Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and other co-defendants.