Mark Meadows Touches the Constitutional Quick

Trump’s ex-chief of staff cites the supremacy clause to argue that his advice to the 45th president lies beyond the reach of the laws of Georgia.

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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, at Washington. AP/Alex Brandon

Whatever else one can say about the gathering prosecution against President Trump and his camarilla, one thing is clear: America is getting a breathtaking education in constitutional thinking. The latest lesson — and in many ways most impressive so far — is the brief filed by Mr. Trump’s erstwhile chief of staff, Mark Meadows. In moving to dismiss the case against him in Georgia, he cites the Constitution’s supremacy clause.  

It’s hard to think of a slab of constitutional bedrock more basic than the supremacy clause. It ordains that “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.” 

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