Chesebro Loses Bid To Suppress Fake Electors Memos

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Friday denied a motion by former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro to toss out emails and memos he wrote detailing a plan to use a Republican slate of electors in Georgia and six other swing states won by Democrat Joe Biden.

Chesebro’s lawyers had argued that the documents were protected under attorney-client privilege and should not be used against him in the sweeping election interference case brought by Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis.

In an order issued Friday morning, McAfee said those protections are only meant to shield lawyers who are not suspects in a crime, and he referred to the defense motion as a “strained reading” of Georgia law.

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NEW: Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee denied a motion by Trump’s former campaign attorney to toss out emails & memos he wrote detailing a plan to use a Republican slate of electors in GA and six other swing states won by Democrat Joe Biden. https://t.co/vjsh0UqpH5

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