Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal court to dismiss Georgia state criminal charges against him stemming from former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to a court document.

  • hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works
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    Just FYI this is fairly routine to file motion for dismissal and similar ones.

    Don’t start with the whole “how could he?!?”, it’s basically a formality in most cases.

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      Yep. And this one in particular everyone was expecting.

      On a cursory glance the argument may make some sense, however taking part it a conspiracy isn’t a protected action. As long as there is a half competent judge hearing this motion it shouldn’t last long.

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        Specifically, this motion has to come pretrial. Immunity cannot be a defense during trial, and it must be made to be appealed later even when the judge disagrees.