Mark Meadows surrenders to Fulton County authorities in 2020 election case

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows surrendered to Fulton County authorities on Thursday in connection to charges over his alleged efforts to reverse 2020 election results in Georgia.

The big picture: Meadows' surrender comes just before the Friday deadline to turn himself in — and after his bid to extend the deadline was rejected.

Meadows was one of the 18 co-defendants, who, along with former President Trump, were charged over alleged efforts to overturn the state's election results.

Meadows was charged with violating Georgia's racketeering law, known as...