Mark Meadows attempts to move Arizona alternate electors case to federal court

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows attempted to move the charges brought against him in an Arizona alternate electors case to federal court, according to court documents made public on Wednesday.

Meadows, who served as the chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, unsuccessfully attempted to do the same thing in the Georgia election subversion case, where prosecutors allege Meadows was part of an illegal effort to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of Trump.

The former chief of staff said his actions during the 2020 presidential election were performed while he was in a federal post, and therefore the case should be heard in a federal court, per the Associated Press. United States District Judge John Tuchi has agreed to consider Meadows' request in a hearing on Sept. 5.

Prosecutors in Arizona claimed Meadows worked with other Trump campaign officials to submit the names of fake electors who would certify the election in the former president's favor, even though President Joe Biden won the state by 10,457 votes.

Meadows’ attorneys argued the indictment consists of messages from other people who were trying to get information "in front of" Trump, or inform Meadows about the legal efforts of the Trump administration to overturn the election, and that their client has done nothing illegal in the state. 

Trump has not been charged in the Arizona case, but has been listed as an unindicted coconspirator.

The former White House chief of staff is expected to seek a formal dismissal of the charges if Tuchi approves moving his case to a federal court next month.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.