Georgia Prosecutors Urge Federal Judge to Deny Mark Meadows’s Latest Emergency Motion

Georgia prosecutors asked a federal judge to deny Mark Meadows’s motion to prevent a possible state conviction during his federal appeal.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on August 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. A grand jury today handed up an indictment naming former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies over an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Georgia prosecutors urged a federal judge to deny Mark Meadows’s motion to temporarily stay an order remanding a racketeering prosecution to state court while the former Trump White House chief of staff appeals it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Attorneys for the former Trump aide filed an emergency motion in federal court on Sept. 11 out of concern that state prosecutors, who want to go to trial as soon as Oct. 23, could end up convicting their client in state court before his federal appeals have played out.