Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Georgia case

Recently Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia and while it was the former president's fourth, it was his former chief of Staff, Mark Meadows first. However, now an aide to Mike Pence says Mark Meadows was the ringleader with regards to another Trump legal battle. Marc Short is still currently working with Mike Pence on his campaign for the Republican nomination. But back in 2021 when this happened, he was still the former vice president's chief staff. And recently, while appearing on CNN prime time, he said Mark Meadows was quote central to the events that happened at the Capitol building that day telling Abby Phillip, I think it was, it's fair to say that Mark was the ringleader of much of the events that happened around January 6th. He was somebody who was the president, sought to find additional attorneys who gave advice different than White House counsel. And it was very central to the event that happened on that day. What's more short added that Mike Pence made it clear the whole way through that despite being vice president and having the duty to certify election results, he did not have the power or authority to unilaterally change the will of the people. As then President Trump attempted to do adding about meadows quote mark was central to pulling together many of those who were, I think whispering falsehoods into the president's ear.

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and five other defendants charged in the election interference case in Fulton County pleaded not guilty Tuesday and waived their arraignments in new court filings.Eighteen of the 19 defendants charged in the case have entered not guilty pleas. The remaining holdout 바카라 게임 웹사이트� former Coffee County election official Misty Hampton 바카라 게임 웹사이트� will have to enter a plea or appear in person for arraignment on Wednesday.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, charged Meadows with two state crimes: violating Georgia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s anti-racketeering RICO law and soliciting a public official to violate their oath. The charges mostly revolve around the infamous January 2021 phone call where Trump and Meadows pressed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�find바카라 게임 웹사이트� enough votes to flip the election results in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s favor.Meadows is trying to move his case out of state court and into federal court, where he could possibly get the indictment dismissed by invoking immunity that shields many federal workers from litigation.At a high-stakes hearing in August, Meadows testified under oath for more than three hours and claimed that the alleged actions described in the Georgia indictment were connected to his formal government duties as Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s chief of staff. The federal judge who will decide whether to move the case still hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t issued a ruling.Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who is similarly seeking to move his case to federal court, also pleaded not guilty in a court filing. Georgia law allows criminal defendants to waive their in-person appearance and formally enter a not-guilty plea through paperwork filed with the court.Clark was charged with two counts in the Georgia case. He served as a senior Trump appointee at the Justice Department and tried to use his powers as a federal official to overturn the 2020 election. He drafted a letter, which was ultimately never sent, promoting false claims of voting irregularities and urged Georgia lawmakers to consider throwing out Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s legitimate electors.Clark lobbied Trump to make him the acting attorney general so he could send the letter and have the Justice Department intervene in the Georgia election. Trump decided not to put Clark in charge after other senior Justice Department officials threatened to resign.Pro-Trump attorney John Eastman, Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still, former Coffee County GOP Chair Cathy Latham and former Georgia GOP Chair David Shafer also entered not guilty pleas and waived their formal arraignments in court filings Tuesday.Eastman was indicted on nine counts, including a racketeering charge. He devised and promoted a six-step plan for then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn Joe Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory while presiding over the Electoral College certification on Jan. 6, 2021. He also urged Georgia state lawmakers to appoint fake GOP electors to replace the legitimate slate of Democratic electors.Video below: Trump surrenders to Atlanta jail in 2020 election caseStill was charged with seven state crimes and is one of the 16 Republicans who served as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�fake electors바카라 게임 웹사이트� in Georgia and signed paperwork falsely claiming that Trump won the Peach State. This was part of the Trump campaign바카라 게임 웹사이트�s plan to subvert the Electoral College process and nullify Joe Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory.Latham was charged with 11 counts related to an alleged plot to unlawfully access voter data and ballot counting equipment in Coffee County, in addition to the racketeering charge that is central to Willis바카라 게임 웹사이트� case. Latham also signed on to be an alternative elector for Trump in Georgia.Shafer was charged with eight state crimes. Fulton County prosecutors accused him of playing a key role in organizing the Trump campaign바카라 게임 웹사이트�s slate of fake electors in Georgia, as part of the effort to subvert the Electoral College. He served as a fake elector and convened the other 15 fake electors in the Georgia State Capitol in December 2020, where they signed a certificate falsely stating that Trump won the state over Biden.Shafer has previously claimed that the fake electors scheme came at the direction of Trump and the Trump campaign.Shafer and Latham are also seeking to move their cases from state court to federal court.

Eighteen of the 19 defendants charged in the case have entered not guilty pleas. The remaining holdout 바카라 게임 웹사이트� former Coffee County election official Misty Hampton 바카라 게임 웹사이트� will have to enter a plea or appear in person for arraignment on Wednesday.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, charged Meadows with two state crimes: violating Georgia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s anti-racketeering RICO law and soliciting a public official to violate their oath. The charges mostly revolve around the infamous January 2021 phone call where Trump and Meadows pressed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�find바카라 게임 웹사이트� enough votes to flip the election results in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s favor.

Meadows is trying to move his case out of state court and into federal court, where he could possibly get the indictment dismissed by invoking immunity that shields many federal workers from litigation.

At a high-stakes hearing in August, Meadows testified under oath for more than three hours and claimed that the alleged actions described in the Georgia indictment were connected to his formal government duties as Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s chief of staff. The federal judge who will decide whether to move the case still hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t issued a ruling.

Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who is similarly seeking to move his case to federal court, also pleaded not guilty in a court filing. Georgia law allows criminal defendants to waive their in-person appearance and formally enter a not-guilty plea through paperwork filed with the court.

Clark was charged with two counts in the Georgia case. He served as a senior Trump appointee at the Justice Department and tried to use his powers as a federal official to overturn the 2020 election. He drafted a letter, which was ultimately never sent, promoting false claims of voting irregularities and urged Georgia lawmakers to consider throwing out Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s legitimate electors.

Clark lobbied Trump to make him the acting attorney general so he could send the letter and have the Justice Department intervene in the Georgia election. Trump decided not to put Clark in charge after other senior Justice Department officials threatened to resign.

Pro-Trump attorney John Eastman, Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still, former Coffee County GOP Chair Cathy Latham and former Georgia GOP Chair David Shafer also entered not guilty pleas and waived their formal arraignments in court filings Tuesday.

Eastman was indicted on nine counts, including a racketeering charge. He devised and promoted a six-step plan for then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn Joe Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory while presiding over the Electoral College certification on Jan. 6, 2021. He also urged Georgia state lawmakers to appoint fake GOP electors to replace the legitimate slate of Democratic electors.

Video below: Trump surrenders to Atlanta jail in 2020 election case

Still was charged with seven state crimes and is one of the 16 Republicans who served as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�fake electors바카라 게임 웹사이트� in Georgia and signed paperwork falsely claiming that Trump won the Peach State. This was part of the Trump campaign바카라 게임 웹사이트�s plan to subvert the Electoral College process and nullify Joe Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트�s victory.

Latham was charged with 11 counts related to an alleged plot to unlawfully access voter data and ballot counting equipment in Coffee County, in addition to the racketeering charge that is central to Willis바카라 게임 웹사이트� case. Latham also signed on to be an alternative elector for Trump in Georgia.

Shafer was charged with eight state crimes. Fulton County prosecutors accused him of playing a key role in organizing the Trump campaign바카라 게임 웹사이트�s slate of fake electors in Georgia, as part of the effort to subvert the Electoral College. He served as a fake elector and convened the other 15 fake electors in the Georgia State Capitol in December 2020, where they signed a certificate falsely stating that Trump won the state over Biden.

Shafer has previously claimed that the fake electors scheme came at the direction of Trump and the Trump campaign.

Shafer and Latham are also seeking to move their cases from state court to federal court.

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows pleads not guilty in Georgia case

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