Appeals court rejects Mark Meadows’ bid to move his Georgia case out of state court

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected an effort by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case out of state court. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s ruling from September that said Meadows had not demonstrated that the alleged conduct that prompted his prosecution was related to his official duties in the Trump administration. The court’s decision is a blow to Meadows, who in August sought “prompt removal” of his case from state court, citing a federal law...