Trump codefendant loses bid to halt Fulton County case

Trump loyalist and co-defendant in the Georgia racketeering case, Jeffrey Clark, lost his bid to have his case put on hold until a federal appeals court rules on his request to fight the charges outside of Fulton County, The Messenger reported.

Clark, who was appointed to a role in the Department of Justice during Trump's presidency, is accused of helping to pursue a plan to delegitimize the results of the 2020 election and keep Trump in office by falsely claiming the DOJ had seen evidence of mass voter fraud.

Clark, who has pleaded not guilty, wants to get his case moved from Fulton County into a U.S. District Court, saying that since his alleged crimes were committed while he was working for the U.S. government, he should only be tried in a federal court.

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"It makes no sense for trial in Fulton County, Georgia to go forward while the Eleventh Circuit cogitates on whether the case should be heard in state court or federal court," Clark's attorneys wrote in their initial motion.

As The Messenger points out, Georgia prosecutors successfully argued that Clark was operating outside his official duties as a DOJ official when he pushed false claims of voter fraud.