Mark Meadows tells Georgia judge to dismiss his election racketeering case
Source: raw story
Sarah K. Burris April 1, 2024 5:12PM ET
Mark Meadows is demanding that his Georgia election racketeering case be dismissed due to the Supremacy Clause in the U.S. Constitution, according to court records revealed by investigative reporter Zach Merchant.
Meadows' attorneys requested Monday an evidentiary hearing to discuss his argument in the Fulton County court where he and former President Donald Trump face multiple criminal charges linked to the 2020 presidential election, according to the Atlanta NBC affiliate reporter's post.
Trump's former White House chief of staff previously filed a suit demanding that his case be moved to federal court but was denied. His new argument is that the Constitution mandates state law not interfere with federal law......
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...........This argument does not pass muster with legal analyst Andrew Weissmann, who compared Meadows to a hypothetical federal employee accused of robbing a bank. He explained that employees would not be charged in federal court due to their job as they broke a state law.
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Mark Meadows speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)
LuckyLib
(6,824 posts)What a pious, grifting sleaze. Put him in jail!
Drum
(9,236 posts)FFS!
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,146 posts)onetexan
(13,098 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,609 posts)The other option is affix the words, "bless his heart," e.g., "Defendant Meadows can go f**k himself, bless his heart."
Ocelot II
(116,157 posts)slightlv
(2,914 posts)I guess that's like "state's rights"... only applicable if a repug demands it!
Bluethroughu
(5,219 posts)Hurricane file, Cassidy Hutchenson said he told her she was sitting on in his car.
Traitor.
leftieNanner
(15,220 posts)All the little fires he set in his fireplace.
Bluethroughu
(5,219 posts)After he wiped trumps butt with them.
It is unbelievable, they are walking free and causing more problems in the world.
dlk
(11,652 posts)How dare he be held accountable for his crimes! His comeuppance is well-deserved.
ShazzieB
(16,749 posts)I hope he goes broke paying them for their shenanigans.
They, and Meadows, are a waste of skin, a waste of space, and a waste of oxygen.
republianmushroom
(14,121 posts)Try the traitor.
DallasNE
(7,406 posts)He already lost on the first bite where he sought the case be moved to Federal court, although the Supreme Court could take it up on appeal.
According to Wikipedia "The Supremacy Clause is essentially a conflict-of-laws rule specifying that certain federal acts take priority over any state acts that conflict with federal law.".
Since Meadows did not state what Federal law takes priority over the State laws Meadows is charged under, it should tell you all you need to know about the lack of seriousness in Meadow's demand. All this is is a stall, knowing Trump will pardon him on day one. Indeed, the Judge should state the case is not ripe for this action and dismiss the case without prejudice.