Mark Meadows tells Georgia judge to dismiss his election racketeering case

Mark Meadows is demanding that his Georgia election racketeering case be dismissed due to the Supremacy Clause in the U.S. Constitution, according to court records revealed by investigative reporter Zach Merchant.

Meadows' attorneys requested Monday an evidentiary hearing to discuss his argument in the Fulton County court where he and former President Donald Trump face multiple criminal charges linked to the 2020 presidential election, according to the Atlanta NBC affiliate reporter's post.

Trump's former White House chief of staff previously asked that his case be moved to federal court but was turned down. His new argument claims the Constitution mandates state law not interfere with federal law.

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The filing begins by saying that the timeline for the Supreme Court to take up his case hasn't yet expired, so it's still possible that the High Court could overrule the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refusal to move Meadows' case to federal court.

Merchant also noted that Meadows' filing goes on to claim that the same Supremacy Clause "makes him immune to the Fulton election interference charges."

Meadows pleaded not guilty to two felony charges linked to his involvement in an alleged attempt to toss the 2020 election results in Georgia, court records show.

His strategy continues to be pressing for his case to be removed to federal court due to his position, rebutting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' contention that he broke state laws.

This argument does not pass muster with legal analyst Andrew Weissmann, who compared Meadows to a hypothetical federal employee accused of robbing a bank.

Weissmann argued that employee would not be charged in federal court because they had effectively broken state law.

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