The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ appeal seeking to move to federal court his Georgia criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) charged Meadows, President-elect Trump and more than a dozen others over accusations they unlawfully attempted to overturn President Biden’s 2020 victory in Georgia.

Refusing to hear Meadows’ bid to move courts marks a win for Willis, who has attempted to keep the defendants together for a singular trial in state court.

Trump’s election as president has complicated that goal, however. His attorneys are expected to argue the Constitution prohibits Trump’s charges from moving forward while he is in the White House.

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