Donald Trump is considering moving the Georgia election case against him to federal court.
According to a filing from Trump’s lawyer, “President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court under 28 U.S.C. [Sections] 1442 & 1445.”
“His written waiver of arraignment was filed on August 31, 2013. To be timely, his notice of removal must be filed within 30 days of his arraignment.”
If a notice of removal is filed, a hearing will be held in federal court.
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones would decide how much of the election interference case would be given back to state court, or choose to dismiss a removal.
Four co-defendants have requested their cases be removed, including Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadow, former Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeffrey Clark, David Shafer, and Shawn Still.
Reporting from The Epoch Times:
These removals have complicated the case that Ms. Willis intended to try once, with all 19 defendants together. She initially proposed a six-month timeline, starting trial on March 4, 2024. After a defendant's request for a speedy trial, she proposed trying all 19 defendants together beginning on Oct. 23, in less than two months. Because it is a RICO case, the prosecutors will need to present the whole case, including all the evidence and the estimated 150 witnesses, whether they are trying it against one, two, or 19 of the co-defendants.
