Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump has chosen not to seek the transfer of his Georgia election interference case to federal court. This decision comes after a previous attempt by his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, to move the case to federal court was rejected by a judge.
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled that Meadows had not met the threshold to move his case to federal court because his actions were not taken in his capacity as a federal official.
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to charges related to alleged election interference in Georgia, has expressed confidence in how the trial will be handled by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee.
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The decision not to seek a transfer suggests that Trump's legal team believes the state court system can protect his constitutional rights and ensure due process. Moving the case to federal court could have potentially led to the dismissal of charges, but it would not have affected the possibility of a presidential pardon.
Other defendants in the case are also seeking to move their cases to federal court, but rulings on those requests have not been made yet.
Trump has faced similar challenges in transferring another state case in New York to federal court, but he has asked a federal appeals court to review the decision to keep the case in state court.
