Lawyers for Mark Meadows asked a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him.
He faces RICO charges in Georgia for his efforts in Trump's scheme to overturn election results.
His lawyers say he was just doing his job as Trump's chief of staff.
Even if state officials like Willis deem his activities as breaking state law, they're consistent with federal law and therefore protected, according to his lawyers.
"Even if they had, moreover, a federal official does not lose Supremacy Clause immunity based on a violation of federal law where the violation was not clear and willful."
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