Why Trump may ask to move trial for Georgia indictment to federal court

Former President Donald Trump "may seek removal" of his Fulton County, Georgia, criminal case to federal court, his attorney notified the local court Thursday.

Trump would be the sixth of 19 defendants in the case to seek to move their case to federal court after they were charged in August with acting as a "criminal enterprise" in their alleged efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

His co-defendants seeking removal, including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have argued that the case involves acts committed in their capacities as federal officials or on behalf of a federal official: Trump.