A judge denied a bid by former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to move his election interference case from Georgia to a federal court. A federal trial would have made it easier for Meadows to claim immunity due to his official government position. It would also have offered Meadows a more Trump-friendly jury pool and a greater chance the case could end up at the Trump-stacked Supreme Court.
In related news, a judge released the report from the Fulton County grand jury investigating Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. It shows the jury recommended indictments for 38 people, including Senator Lindsey Graham and other high-profile Republicans. DA Fani Willis ultimately indicted 19 people, including Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, in New York, Attorney General Letitia James has updated figures related to Trump’s financial fraud case, saying he inflated his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion a year — up from $2.2 billion — in order to secure loans and business deals.