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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move his state case into federal court.

Trump’s lawyers have previously said they would try to move the case, which could help him get the charges dropped by invoking immunity protections for federal officials.

“President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal court,” his lawyer Steven Sadow said in a brief court filing. “To be timely, his notice of removal must be filed within 30-days of his arraignment.”

The 30-day clock began on August 31, when Trump waived his right to an arraignment hearing and entered a not guilty plea.

There are several potential benefits for Trump if he can move the state case into federal court.

It would give him additional avenues to get the charges dropped if he can convince a judge that his alleged actions in the indictment were tied to his formal duties as a government official.

If the case stays in state court, the jurors will all come from Fulton County, which President Joe Biden won by a 47-point margin. If the case moves to federal court, the jury pool will be culled from a 10-county region near Atlanta that Biden won by 32 points, a narrower but still comfortable margin.

Several of Trump’s 19 co-defendants are already attempting to move their case to federal court.

His former chief of staff Mark Meadows testified at a hearing last week as part of his bid to move the case. Further hearings are scheduled for later this month on whether a federal judge will weigh similar requests from former Trump-era Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and other co-defendants.

- by Marshall Cohen, CNN

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Heartbreaking news for Warriors fans overnight.

Star playmaker Shaun Johnson has been officially ruled out of tomorrow's first-round NRL finals match with the Penrith Panthers in Penrith with a calf injury.

Warriors assistant coach Justin Morgan joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss.

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Corrections staff are going on strike.

98 percent of association members rejected the latest collective agreement offer - with 97 percent voting in favour of industrial action.

Members are seeking an offer higher than inflation's 6 percent - and greater staffing numbers.

Corrections Association President Floyd du Plessis told Heather du Plessis-Allan dates for strike action will be decided next week.

He says all they want is Corrections to come back with a reasonable offer so action can be avoided.

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A manhunt has been launched after a former soldier awaiting trial on terror charges escaped from a London prison.

Daniel Abed Khalife had been accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and allegedly breaching the Official Secrets Act.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says he reportedly escaped by clinging on to the underside of a food delivery van.

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Tonight on The Huddle, former Labour chief of staff and Maxim Institute director Tim Wilson joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more!

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has apologised today - after his party released social media ads with misleading information about National's plan to scrap the first-year fees-free policy for tertiary education. This is on top of Willie Jackson claiming a National/ACT Government would get rid of the minimum wage. Is this issue unique to Labour? What's going on with these lies?

Police Minister Ginny Andersen says Labour is committed to continuing investment in fighting crime. The party promised 300 more police officers over four years if re-elected, on top of  the1800 more officers added during their previous term. How effective will this scheme be?

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Residential building work has dropped for the third consecutive quarter in a row, according to new data.

The Wellington region led the annual decline, with a 13 percent PA fall in residential construction put in place.

Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen says this downturn reflects high interest rates and declining house prices trickling down to the construction sector.

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More trouble for the carbon credit scheme that Labour wants to use to fund climate initiatives.

The Government has tried - and failed - a third time to auction off credits, giving businesses the right to emit carbon dioxide.

This means Treasury is now short over $900 million ahead of Tuesday's Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update.

The Country's Jamie Mackay says the credits will be available to purchase again- but economists warn the units could be harder to sell a fourth time.

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One expert warns that Kiwis will soon feel more pain at the pump.

Crude oil prices have climbed to new heights, after Saudi Arabia and Russia committed to maintaining their production cuts through to the end of 2023.

Brent oil reached $90 per barrel for the first time since November. 

NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says this is the first time since 2021 that crude oil prices have surged without the tax break in place.

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Claims truth is the first casualty of the election season.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has had to apologise for the actions of several party members, with inaccurate information being shared about National and ACT's plans for the country.

Willie Jackson found himself in hot water over his claims about minimum wage, junior staffers have been exposed lying about the opposition's plans for student loan interest- among others.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the first week of the 2023 election campaign has been dominated by untruths from Labour.

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National's transport spokesman has labelled Auckland Light Rail's commercial building purchase 'shocking'.

Auckland Light Rail has signed a $33 million contract to buy the Kiwi Bacon Building, located on New North Road.

That's despite National vowing to scrap the $14.6-billion-dollar project if elected next month.

Simeon Brown says the Government has had six years to deliver and hasn't presented a business case to purchase the building.

"The Government hasn't got a business case, they haven't got a route- yet they've decided to spend $33 million on a commercial property. This is absolutely unbelievable." 

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