S10 Ep.6: Meadows’ Gambit

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The sixth episode of Breakdown’s current season by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recaps former chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to transfer the sweeping racketeering case to U.S. District Court in Atlanta. During a daylong hearing, Meadows was the first witness called to the stand. He testified for four hours, including a lengthy cross-examination by special Fulton County prosecutor Anna Cross. “Meadows’ Gambit” of Breakdown’s Season 10 – “The Trump Indictment” – also recounts the strange saga of defendant Harrison Floyd, head of the political group Black Voices for Trump during the 2020 election. Follow Breakdown on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcasting platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's worth knowing what's really going on.
0:04.0	This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
0:11.0	Previously on Breakdown.
0:14.0	This indictment is a travesty.
0:17.0	It's an attack on not just me, not just President Trump,
0:21.0	not just the people in this indictment.
0:24.0	Some of whom I don't know.
0:26.0	This is an attack on the American people.
0:28.0	Fanny, Fanny Willis, in Atlanta, she's getting killed.
0:33.0	Basically she's saying Trump doesn't have the right to criticize an election.
0:38.0	But you've been around long enough now.
0:40.0	You've seen many elections criticism.
0:42.0	This could happen to me, who is probably the most prolific prosecutor,
0:47.0	maybe an American history, and the most effective mayor for sure.
0:51.0	It can happen to you.
0:56.0	Well, we've had the first court battle since former President Donald Trump
1:00.0	and 18 of his allies were named in the sweeping racketeering indictment.
1:04.0	Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had his day in court
1:07.0	in his effort to remove his case from Fulton County Superior Court
1:11.0	to U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
1:13.0	And he took to the witness stand to hit home his argument.
1:18.0	And the only one of the 19 defendants to spend time in jail was released on bond.
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