about the process. federal law says that a defendant who wants to remove his case should file a short plain statement, and if the judge can t read that statement and say, no, there s nothing to this, then the judge should hold an evidentiary hearing. that s where we ll be. meadow s statement is anything but short and plain. it s convoluted. it is clear the law in this area is very friendly towards federal officials who try to remove, but that s because it s meant to prevent states from prosecuting in large part law enforcement officers. that s not what this case involves. we ll see how the judge looks at it after he holds the effort area hearing. it is not a frivolous motion for meadows to make, but ultimately his claims don t fit the law very well here. i also wanted to ask you about giuliani and of course he s one of trump s co-defendants, one of his oldest allies. here s what he had to say about d.a. fani willis. i m indicted for being his
it shuts down traffic. will that, you know, sort of help or hamper the effort that s happening here. ana. steve patterson, thank you for your ongoing reporting there in tough conditions. it s really important that we share the full story. thank you. up next on ana cabrera reports, will the fourth indictment make a dent in donald trump s support? new reaction from gop primary voters. and trump s political resilience, could georgia be the case that finally breaks it? hat? i won t let me moderate to severe plaque psoriasis symptoms define me. emerge as you. with tremfya®, most people saw 90% clearer skin at 4 months. .and the majority stayed clearer, at 5 years. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. emerge as you. emerge tremfyant®. ask you doctor about tremfya®.
nominee for president even if it s trump. but it s notable that trump s calls to governor kemp were part of this indictment. so many different developments. i m going to pivot to mark meadows. he is now moving to try to get the case moved from state to federal court. what s his argument? reporter: yeah, so we want to keep an eye on this, this is definitely something donald trump is anticipated to do as well. there s a mechanism provided in the federal statutes to allow for a defendant who s being criminally prosecuted in state court if they were a federal official when they did the particular acts that are part of the indictment in state court, there s a statute that allows them to try to remove their case from state court to federal court. is there necessarily an advantage to a criminal defendant in federal court, that s debatable. but what s important about this notice of removal that s been filed by mark meadows is he s trying to get the case in its entirety dismissed. he s not
coordination with the federal agencies trying to respect the normal process as much as possible, but this jail, the rice street jail in fulton county that s used to book virtually everyone who s arrested in this county is a far cry from what the former president has experienced so far. as you mentioned ana, it s under investigation by doj, which uses a statute called crip pa, to look into the conditions that people who are confined in state prisons are held in. this has been a persistent problem in this area, and it will likely be a very rude awakening for some of these defendants who have never seen facility like this before, even if they re only there to go through booking. it may well be a real moment where they realize what they re now up against. katie, what do we know about the judge that will be overseeing this sprawling case? judge scott mccaffey. ana, it is a random
reporter: these purchases quickly escalated this case in the threat and priority for our office. and this was now a situation where we believe public safety was at risk, so we quickly took appropriate steps to mitigate that risk. reporter: the suspect has been charged under state law. he s currently charged with the following offenses. weapons of mass destruction, criminal conspiracy, arson, causing or risking catastrophe, attempt to commit criminal mischief, possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment of another person. reporter: fbi officials say the teen had become radicalized online. this individual had communicated with ktj, which was designated as a global terrorist group by the united states government in 2022 and is