Judge rejects Mark Meadows' efforts to move Georgia racketeering case to federal court
![White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. He is one of 19 defendants in a Georgia racketeering case involving former President Donald Trump.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/09/08/ap23223017933937_wide-6a8dcf05468540fbcbad2339059fdf8176ef9ef0.jpg?s=600)
The former White House chief of staff to former President Donald Trump argued he should be tried in federal court. A federal judge disagreed, signaling how other defendants may be tried.
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