First Thing: Mark Meadows testifies in Georgia Trump case

Trump's White House chief of staff argues he acted in capacity as federal officer and that case should be moved to federal court. Plus, has humanity finally broken the climate?

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The sprawling 41-count indictment of Donald Trump and 18 other defendants in Fulton county had its first test yesterday as Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, took the stand before a federal judge over his request to move his Georgia election interference case from state to federal court.

How did Willis respond? Willis argued that Meadows' actions violated the Hatch Act, a federal law that prohibits government officials from using their position to influence the results of an election and were therefore outside his capacity as chief of staff.

Where does each investigation against Trump stand? After four arrests in as many months, Donald Trump has now been charged with 91 felony counts across criminal cases in New York, Florida, Washington and Georgia. The former president and current frontrunner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary faces the threat of prison time if he is convicted. Here's where each case against Trump stands.

What did the commissioner of admission, Jay Dardenne, say? In an interview he said the PMAC could receive such abundant funds - including self-generated revenue and non-cash state funding - only if it was labeled as a university project in the budget.