State law would still apply if the case is moved to federal court.
The federal officer removal law protects people from state prosecution for carrying out official federal duties.
It says that if a person were carrying out duties placed on them by federal law, they cannot be prosecuted for committing a state crime.
Legal experts said Jones could allow the case to proceed in federal court and address immunity at a later hearing.
If he determines immunity did not apply to the accused actions, the jury trial would take place in federal court, with the broader jury pool.
Persons:
Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump, Trump's, Meadows, firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, —, Jeffrey Clark, Trump, Eric Segall, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia's, Alvin Hellerstein, Steve Jones, Josh Blackman, Jones, Tom Hals, Noeleen Walder, Amy Stevens, Stephen Coates
Organizations:
White, REUTERS, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump, Department of Justice, Republican, Northern District of, Georgia State College of Law, Miami . Fulton, Prosecutors, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Circuit, Appeals, District, South Texas College of Law, Thomson
Locations:
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