Former President Donald Trump may seek to have his Georgia election interference criminal case moved to federal court from state court, his lawyer said in a filing Thursday.
Trump now has a month to file a formal notice of removal of the case to federal court in Georgia, his defense attorney Steven Sadow noted in the filing in Fulton County Superior Court.
If he does seek removal, Trump would join several other defendants in the Georgia conspiracy case in doing so, among them his former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Under the law, a federal official can ask to transfer a state case to federal court if the issues in a case relate "to any act under color of such office."
All the defendants have pleaded not guilty in the case.
Persons:
Donald Trump, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Trump, Steven Sadow, Mark Meadows, Joe Biden
Organizations:
U.S, Republican U.S, U.S . Senate, Fulton County Superior Court, White House
Locations:
Valdosta , Georgia, Georgia, Fulton County