Federal Judge Denies Meadows Bid to Move Georgia RICO Case

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled that Mark Meadows, Trump's former White House chief of staff, could not transfer his Georgia RICO prosecution to federal court. Jones found that Meadows's alleged acts were not taken under color of federal office, rejecting the argument that a chief of staff's election-related activities qualify as official federal duties. The ruling kept all defendants in Fulton County state court.