A federal judge rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows bid to move his Georgia criminal case to federal court . US District Judge Steve Jones found that the allegations against Meadows contained in the Fulton County district attorneys indictment on election subversion charges were largely related to political activities . The Friday ruling has significant implications for the former president and his codefendants in the sprawling racketeering case though the judge said the ruling did not apply to the other defendants . Meadows was the first of five defendants who already filed motions to move the case to . federal court and Trump is expected to do so too . The judge explicitly stated in his ruling that he is not offering any opinion about Fulton Countys underlying criminal case against Meadows who has pleaded not guilty . Meadows on Friday swiftly appealed the ruling to the US th Circuit Court of Appeals . The decision is also a personal blow to Meadows who took a significant risk by testifying by testifying about the removal bid at a recent hearing at a . recent hearing where he was questioned by prosecutors could potentially use his testimony against him in future proceedings against him . Prosecutors could potentially . potentially use potentially his testimony in future hearings against him to potentially use him against him against the prosecution against him again . Prosecutors may potentially use this case against him at a future hearing against him and he could potentially testify against him. Prosecutors could . potentially . use his trial against him as a witness . The case against Trump in future testimony against his testimony to him in a recent testimony against prosecutors. The decision to use him in the future. Prosecutors may also use his statements against him for a future. to use his actions against him on the trial. The trial. to potentially using his testimony. The judge could potentially used his testimony at a new testimony against them.
Judge rejects Mark Meadows’ bid to move Georgia election interference case to federal court . Mark
