Mark Meadows ordered by court to testify in Georgia 2020 election meddling probe

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Source: CNN Politics

CNN — A South Carolina judge on Wednesday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must appear for testimony in the Atlanta-area grand jury 2020 election meddling investigation. “I am going to find that the witness is material and necessary to the investigation and that the state of Georgia is assuring not to cause undue hardship to him,” Judge Edward Miller – who sits on the Court of Common Pleas in Pickens County, South Carolina – said at the end of a hearing Wednesday morning.

The matter was before the South Carolina judge because Meadows now lives in South Carolina and Atlanta-area prosecutors sought an order there compelling his compliance with the subpoena. Meadows plans to appeal the ruling, his attorney James Bannister told CNN. The Fulton County district attorney’s office, which is leading the special grand jury probe in Georgia, said in court filings there are multiple dates in November when they could accommodate Meadows’ testimony.

Meadows’ arguments for why he should not have to comply with a subpoena were met with skepticism from the South Carolina judge, who questioned the relevancy of some of the evidence Meadows’ attorney tried to put forward in the hearing, which lasted less than an hour. Miller also jumped in when a question by Bannister posed to a prosecutor involved in the Atlanta probe suggested a partisan motivation of the investigation.

“This is not a political hearing,” Miller told Bannister, calling the line of inquiry “far afield” from the dispute before the South Carolina court. The judge said that some of the legal arguments Meadows was raising were claims that could be considered by other courts, but were not relevant to the decision before him.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/26/politics/mark-meadows-georgia-election-grand-jury/index.html

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CNN — A South Carolina judge on Wednesday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must appear for testimony in the Atlanta-area grand jury election meddling investigation.

“I am going to find that the witness is material and necessary to the investigation and that the state of Georgia is assuring not to cause undue hardship to him,” Judge Edward Miller – who sits on the Court of Common Pleas in Pickens County, South Carolina – said at the end of a hearing Wednesday morning.

The matter was before the South Carolina judge because Meadows now lives in South Carolina and Atlanta-area prosecutors sought an order there compelling his compliance with the subpoena.



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[JohnSJ]

1. Any bets he will go to Thomas to ask for help?

[BumRushDaShow]

3. He probably will...

[SKKY]

4. What standing would he have to do that?

[JohnSJ]

6. Executive privilege as chief of staff

[leftieNanner]

5. Good guess

And if Clarence takes the case, it would be beyond corrupt. Ginni was texting Meadows.

[SheltieLover]

10. This!👆

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Good point. Do you think Clarence cares though? I sure hope. Could get interesting...nt

[onetexan]

24. my thoughts exactly

[woodsprite]

2. Can't he beg Clarence to step in like he did for Lindsey? nt

[BumRushDaShow]

7. The one big difference between Meadows and Graham

is that Meadows can't claim "Speech and Debate" because he left elected office when he became the CoS (and that is regardless of whether it even applies to Graham either, which is dubious as it is).

They made Ghouliani testify and he was at the center of the loony legal (or better, "illegal" ) crap, so Meadows is fair game.

[onecaliberal]

8. Don't worry, Obstruction of Justice Thomas will save him.

[Crowman2009]

9. Well Meadows isn't high up on the ass-kissing order.

So there is the possibility that he'll get thrown under the bus like Jeff Sessions.

[SheltieLover]

11. What's he worried about?

AG Garland already said he will not prosecute this traiterous felon.

[Beastly Boy]

16. Wrong.

Garland (actually it was the DC attorney general who did it) declined to indict Meadows on a misdemeanor charge - contempt of Congress. He said nothing about not prosecuting Meadows for any other crime.

Besides, this particular case is being conducted by the State of Georgia DA, who didn't say anything about not prosecuting Meadows either.

[SheltieLover]

17. Thx for clarifying.

Quite busy with real life responsibilities & trying to keep up.

Very happy to hear Meadows does have serious cause for worry!

[turbinetree]

12. Just get a federal marshal and handcuff every last one them and have them appear..

and this BS that the grand jury has no standing because it is out of state.....okay, Texas can you name one case before your grand jury system where someone is out of state and you ordered them to appear if they are linked to the issue and they refused.....did you not issue a fucking warrant to have them appear.....JFC....its called Reciprocity...

And as for this jerk Meadows......your also an idiot....

[republianmushroom]

13. Why Mark dude, why not just comply. If you did nothing wrong, no problem.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. When Meadows shooed away his staffer to talk privately on 1/6, do we know who he was talking to?

[SheltieLover]

18. Great question!

Inquiring minds want go know!

Prob his boss, pootin.

[Evolve Dammit]

19. She was perplexed as well during her testimony. Did FBI get his phone yet? Maybe already "missing"

if not.

[Irish_Dem]

20. Yes I'd love to know.

[gopiscrap]

21. Nail this asshole

[aggiesal]

22. Since Meadows is from South Carolina, just like Lindsey Graham ...

Can you guess what is going to happen next?
SCOTUS emergency. Thomas grants. Everyone screams

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Lock him up!!!!!