Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he 바카라 게임 웹사이트may바카라 게임 웹사이트 try to move his state case into federal court.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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.
바카라 게임 웹사이트President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court,바카라 게임 웹사이트 his lawyer Steven Sadow said in a brief court filing. 바카라 게임 웹사이트To be timely, his notice of removal must be filed within 30-days of his arraignment.바카라 게임 웹사이트
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 Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s 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.