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Remove his case to federal court. in district attorney willis' 20-page brief opposing moving the case against mark meadows to federal court she raises an issueis that i for one am embarrassed to say i had not thought of, the hatch act. the hatch act sitting right there. didn't think of ha it. district attorney willis quotes mark meadows in an interview while he was white house chief of staff saying, quote, nobody outside the beltway really cares about trump administration officials violating the hatch act, which they did more than any other white house indi history. district attorney willis th...

Allegations in the indictment concern unquestionably political activity, and thus if not covered by supremacy clause immunity the charges would be barred by therg first amendment. however, the defendant does not cite or even acknowledge the hatch act, the federal statute that expressly forbids such political activity for executive branch employees acting or appearing to act under their official authority. having admitted that all of his pertinentll activity is politic, the defendant has acknowledged that all of the activity falls outside the scope of his duties and his color of office because ...