Mark Meadows files motion asking for dismissal of Fulton County election interference charges
Mark Meadows files motion to drop charges
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows filed a motion in court recently to have the charges against him thrown out. He and 18 other defendants, including former President Donald Trump have been ordered to turn themselves in to the Fulton County Jail by Friday at noon.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Former congressman and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal judge to dismiss the election interference charges against him.
According to the motion, Meadows should be immune to state prosecution under the constitution's supremacy motion. The clause stops states from interfering with federal officials when they are carrying out executive duties.
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Additionally, the motion argues that Meadows is protected under the First Amendment.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: Former White House Chief of Staff during the Trump administration Mark Meadows speaks during a forum titled House Rules and Process Changes for the 118th Congress at FreedowmWorks headquarters on November 14, 2022 in Was (Getty Images)
Meadows is one of the 18 co-conspirators charged along with former President Trump under the state's RICO law. In addition to the RICO charge, Meadows is facing two charges solicitation of violation of oath by public officer.
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It appears that Meadows held a supporting role in what happened in comparison to Trump's former personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
He was mentioned fewer times than Giuliani in the indictment handed up by the grand jury in Fulton County. It appears that he may have organized phone calls for Trump and texted a Georgia official about whether financial assistance from the Trump campaign would speed up the vote verification processes.
Meadows supported Trump when he represented North Carolina's 11th congressional district. He replaced Mick Mulvaney as the chief of staff in early 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. He fiercely defended Trump while serving as chief of staff and was a central figure in the Jan. 6 hearings.
It is not believed that he is among the six co-conspirators included in special investigator Jack Smith's federal indictment of Trump.
All of those charged, including the former president, have until noon Aug. 25 to turn themselves into Fulton County.
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The district attorney is asking for the trial to begin in March.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.