For the ruling handed down by the court see: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/23-12958/23-12958-2023-12-18.html

The State of Georgia v. Meadows, No. 23-12958 (11th Cir. 2023)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit considered an appeal by Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff under President Donald Trump, who sought to move his state criminal prosecution to federal court. The state of Georgia had indicted Meadows for crimes related to alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. Meadows argued that because these actions were taken in his official capacity, they should be heard in federal court according to the federal-officer removal statute (28 U.S ...