Trump arraignment in Georgia election case set for Sept. 6
by Rachel Schilke, Breaking News Reporter
August 28, 2023 11:01 AM
Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants will be arraigned on Sept. 6 in the Fulton County, Georgia, indictment related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
Trump will be arraigned at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, followed by the other 18 defendants in 15-minute increments. Former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, and Sidney Powell will be arraigned after the former president, in that order, with Giuliani's beginning at 9:45 a.m. and Powell's beginning at 10:15 a.m.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows's arraignment is set for 10:30 a.m. Meadows will argue on Monday before an Atlanta federal judge that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's charges against him should be removed from state to federal court.
Meadows argued through his attorneys in a court filing before the hearing that he had a right to federal removal because "the conduct giving rise to the charges in the indictment all occurred during his tenure and as part of his service as Chief of Staff."
He is one of five defendants to file a federal removal notice, and Trump is expected to do the same, so Monday's outcome could set a precedent for the other challenges.
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