Mark Meadows Sues for White House Documents in Georgia Election CaseMark Meadows Sues for White House Documents in Georgia Election Case Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has filed a lawsuit to obtain access to documents from his time in the Trump administration, arguing that he needs them to defend himself against criminal charges in Georgia. Meadows is facing indictments along with former President Donald Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. He has pleaded not guilty. According to court records, Meadows no longer has access to his calendars, emails, and other documents from his time in the White House. Georgia prosecutors have also not received these documents from federal authorities. Meadows is seeking documents related to Election Day 2020 through January 2021, including text messages between Oval Office employees, call logs between his office and the White House Situation Room, and communications with Air Force One. He also wants to see his official White House documents from March 2020, covering the presidential transition, troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, and COVID-19 relief efforts. Meadows’ lawyers argue that these documents are essential for his defense, as they would show what he was doing, what he instructed his subordinates to do, and why. Meadows filed a lawsuit in D.C. local court earlier this month to obtain the data. The National Archives this week asked that the case be moved to federal court in Washington.
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Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
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Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff and now co-defendant, has gone to court to gain access to documents from his time in the White House. He wants to fight the criminal charges against him in Georgia.
Court records show Meadows no longer has access to his calendars, emails and other documents from his time in the White House at the end of Trump’s presidency, and Georgia prosecutors have not received them from federal authorities.
Because Georgia authorities don’t have these documents to give to Meadows as he prepares for his legal defense, he is trying to get them from the federal government.
“These specific documents identify, among other things, what Mr. Meadows was doing, what he instructed his subordinates to do, when they did it and why,” his lawyers wrote.
Meadows filed a lawsuit in D.C. local court earlier this month to obtain the data, and the National Archives this week asked that the case be moved to federal court in Washington.
He has been indicted along with Trump and several other allies of the former president for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. He has pleaded not guilty.
Meadows is seeking documents related to Election Day 2020 through January 2021, including text messages between Oval Office employees and several call logs between his office and the White House Situation Room and Air Force One, it said. according to court documents.
He also wants to see his official White House documents from March 2020, covering the post-election presidential transition and major initiatives, including the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and relief from the Covid-19 pandemic.
