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Mark Meadows, who was Donald Trump's former chief of staff, lost his bid to stay in custody as he awaits a decision regarding his removal to a federal court. He had attempted to have his case transferred to a different court, but an evidentiary hearing regarding his removal was not scheduled until August 28. Meanwhile, the deadline for him to surrender to authorities has been set for August 25.
In an attempt to avoid arrest, Michael Meadows asked a federal court to remove his case. He also asked the court to either allow the immediate removal of his case or prevent Sheriff Willis from apprehending him on Monday. Unfortunately, the court denied his request.
BREAKING x2: Judge has now *denied* Mark MEADOWS' bid to stave off his arrest and quickly remove his Fulton County charges to federal court. https://t.co/OfMNnCRfJL pic.twitter.com/FdgjIesTpo
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 23, 2023
A judge ruled that state criminal proceedings must continue until a federal court has taken over.
Although this ruling doesn't prevent the case from being transferred to a federal court, it does mean that Mark Meadows will have to surrender himself to authorities on Friday if he doesn't appeal the order. His loss in court is a setback to his efforts to avoid facing the charges.
