state court to federal court, arguing any federal official accused of a criminal activity operating as a federal official should be in federal court. this is what they are saying in part of that filing. saying, quote, nothing mr. meadows he s alleged to have done is criminal, arranging meetings, contacting state officials, vuting a state government building and setting up a phone call for the president, one would expect a chief of staff to the president of the united states to do these sorts of things meadow has been charged with racketeering and violation of the oath of public office. he and his team say they are going to file a formal client complaint, but this matter is currently in the hands of the u.s. district judge here in georgia. nick v lanes ya, thank you so much. here to share their insights is elliot williams, evan perez, katelyn polantz and former u.s. attorney michael moore, who is also joining us. michael, i want to go out to you really quickly first and talk
from various states perhaps that are republican. so i think it is wrong in every single way. to the extent of whether or not it s offering a novel theory to the president is criminal, i defer to others who have better judgment on that. it s good to have your perspective this morning. former chief of staff, current advisor to former vice president mike pence, marc short. thanks. ahead, strong support from trump for jump among republican a allies in congress. we will be joined by one of them straight ahead.