On Thursday, Donald Trump will be arraigned in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges of racketeering, among others. Despite a Friday deadline to turn himself in to local authorities, Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows was still trying to avoid that same fate this week. Here’s why his efforts to not face the music in Fulton County should ultimately fail.
On Tuesday, Meadows filed a motion in federal court in Atlanta to dismiss himself from the prosecution by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. With it, Meadows asked not to have to turn himself in to federal authorities. Meadows’ immunity claim is a precursor to the one Trump is sure to be making before long. This effort is also likely to fail.
Meadows’ argument turns on whether the overt acts he is charged with in the indictment’s alleged conspiracy were part of his official duties as chief of staff. It’s safe to say he won’t be producing a job description that includes trying to help the boss overturn his 2020 electoral defeat among his official duties.
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