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The '''Fulton County cases''' concern 19 [[sham indictment]]s of [[Republican]]s, including [[Donald Trump]] as the frontrunner for president, in [[Fulton County, Georgia]] by a [[Democrat]] prosecutor and an overwhelmingly Democrat [[grand jury]]. Among many pretrial issues is the ability of the federal officials, including Trump and [[Mark Meadows]], to remove the case from state to federal court.
== Removal by Trump ==
On Sept. 28, 2023, Trump's attorney announced that he would not remove the case to federal court, to the surprise of legal observers<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/28/politics/trump-georgia-election-subversion-federal-court/index.html</ref>.
=== Reasons to remove ===
* with removal, there is a 50% chance the 11th Circuit (7-5 GOP-appointed, with 6 Trump appointees) would side with Trump, and perhaps a 90% chance the U.S. Supreme Court would, if the 11th Circuit did not; and
* with removal, the argument that this is a presidentially pardonable offense is stronger due to the federal connection.
=== Reasons not to remove ===
(i) sticking with a fairer state court judge rather than the Obama-appointed judge who would receive the case in federal court;
<br>(ii) avoiding an evidentiary hearing on removal at which Trump may be expected to testify soon;
<br>(iii) typically longer delays before trial in state court, where Trump has waived his right to a speedy trial there; and
<br>(iv) a state court verdict would carry less credibility with the public than a federal court verdict.