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Analysis of Mark Meadows' case for getting his trial, for alleged 2020 election interference, removed from state to federal court.

(CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will lay out the first details of her sprawling anti-racketeering case against former President Donald Trump, his White House chief of staff

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Georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger has been subpoenaed to testify. fulton county just an attorney fani willis has pushed back on the argument. this is what she had to say in a filing. the district attorneys office contended that meadows violated the hatch act which bars employees from engaging in political activity as part of their official roles are fatal friend paul butler joins me a. former federal prosecutor and an msnbc legal analyst. i have some questions for you. before we get ...

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will lay out the first details of her sprawling anti-racketeering case against former President Donald Trump, his White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and 17 other co-defendants at a federal court hearing on Monday morning.

>> joyce, mark meadows says that his case should be moved to federal court because he was working as a federal official for trump in georgia. or on behalf of trump in the white house in georgia. but fani willis argues that his conduct was political in nature, and she points out that the -- prohibits federal officials from engaging in election activity. today mark meadowss attorney fired back claiming luiss hatch act for arguments a red herring. what do you think? >> so this is a very nuanced leg...

Both be tried together if possible. >> joyce, mark meadows says that his case should be moved to federal court because he was working as a federal official for trump in georgia. or on behalf of trump in the white house in georgia. but fani willis argues that his conduct was political in nature, and she points out that the hatch act prohibits federal officials from engaging in election activity. today mark meadowss attorney fired back claiming williss hatch act for arguments are a red herring. wh...

Know she didnt cross that he and art that i. having said, that does this give them the likelihood of a trial beginning earlier, and then separating off from the rest of them? fani willis wanted all 19 to be tried together. how much do these little jigsaw pieces moving about the board, how much is that complicating things for her? >> i think it complicate anything for that form of difficult ernie. we had reported two weeks before the indictment, she was ready to go to trial as soon as anyone else...

Figures who are now trying to get their cases moved to federal court. >> right. >> how much does it feel to you as if they are throwing trump under the bus? now saying he told me to do it. >> with what they filed in federal court, the problem is if you really look at what they are saying, it looks like the people who were directing them to do things really were trumps campaign lawyers. so i know that with respect to form in terms of keeping the campaign separate from the official office, trump d...