BREAKING NEWS: Judge orders Mark Meadows to testify in Georgia’s criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the election
A South Carolina judge has order former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify before a grand jury in a Georgia 2020 election meddling case.
‘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 said Wednesday morning at the end of a hearing.
The case is being tried in South Carolina because Meadows now lives there and Atlanta-area prosecutors sought an order forcing his compliance with their subpoena.
Meadows, 63, had been trying to avoid appearing before the jury investigating election interference by Trump and his allies.
Meadows, 63, had been trying to avoid appearing before the jury investigating election interference by Trump and his allies
Meadows’ lawyer James Bannister said he would appeal the decision.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is spearheading the grand jury investigation, which was prompted by a phone call between former President Trump and Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger where Trump told Raffensperger to ‘find’ 11,000 votes to secure him a win over President Biden in the Peach State.
The investigation has swelled to include a fake electors plot where Trump allies presented slideshows to Georgia lawmakers promoting voter fraud claims.