Tag Archives: Georgia

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday flatly denied that she had a relationship with a former client and other rumors spread by former President Donald Trump in a new campaign ad. In an email to her colleagues, obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Willis called the information in a television spot bankrolled by the Trump …

CNN reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek more than a dozen indictments when she presents her case regarding efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia before a grand jury next week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Willis, a Democrat, has been eyeing conspiracy and …

The New York Times reports: The fourth criminal case involving Donald J. Trump is likely to come to a head next week, with the district attorney in Atlanta expected to take the findings from her election interference investigation to a grand jury. Nearly 20 people are known to have been told that they could face charges as a result of …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has received a subpoena to testify as a witness before a Fulton County grand jury that could deliver indictments against former President Donald Trump and his allies this month. Duncan told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday that he has yet to receive a date to meet with grand jurors, but he …

Reuters reports: Law-enforcement officers surrounded the Fulton County courthouse on Monday in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, amid closed roads and traffic barriers put up to boost security ahead of a possible indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump. The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades. Dozens of county …

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: Lawyers for former President Donald Trump declared late Thursday that they will appeal a judge’s ruling that shot down their bid to gut Fulton County District Fani Willis’s prosecution of alleged criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. They will challenge an order issued earlier this week by Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who …

The Messenger reports: Former President Donald Trump cannot block widely anticipated indictments against him in Georgia, nor can he disqualify the district attorney expected to bring them, a judge ruled on Monday morning. The petition requested that the Fulton County grand jury report recommending indictments be inadmissible in Willis’ case, calling any evidence procured from the grand jury interviews and …

Atlanta’s NBC affiliate reports: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is speaking just ahead of potential charges being filed against former President Donald Trump and his allies. It’s still unclear if Trump will be charged by D.A. Willis, but 11Alive is getting a little more insight into what we can expect in the coming days. Willis said she’s holding true …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A judge has set a hearing for Aug. 10 on a motion by Donald Trump’s attorneys to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting possible criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election. Legal observers consider Trump’s motion a long shot, but the hearing comes as Willis could be on the verge of asking a recently seated …

The Daily Beast reports: As another potential indictment of former president Donald Trump looms in Georgia, barricades have sprung up around the courthouse where he’d likely be arraigned. New Yorker writer Charles Bethea posted a video on Thursday showing the newly-erected barricades near Atlanta’s Fulton County courthouse—suggesting that they’re an ominous sign for the Trump legal team. The case, which …

Newsweek reports: Former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has admitted to making “false” statements regarding election workers the former president claimed had tampered with ballots in the 2020 presidential election count in Georgia. In a court filing on Tuesday, the former mayor of New York conceded that he had made the statements and had published them to third parties, but …

Courthouse News reports: As Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis prepares to announce charges in the coming weeks in her investigation of potential criminal interference with Georgia’s 2020 election, former President Donald Trump has made a last-ditch effort to block the indictment he likely faces. Chief Judge Ural Glanville recused the entire judicial bench of the Fulton County court from …

The Hill reports: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has been contacted by the federal special counsel investigating former President Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, Kemp’s office confirmed Friday. Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) was also contacted for the investigation. Trump called Ducey multiple times to pressure him to overturn Arizona’s election results. The move shows overlap between …

The Guardian reports: The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia has developed sufficient evidence to charge a sprawling racketeering indictment next month, according to two people briefed on the matter. The racketeering statute in Georgia requires prosecutors to show the existence of an “enterprise” – and a …

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: Lawyers for Georgia’s former Republican Party chair are again trying to fend off their client’s possible indictment into possible criminal interference with the 2020 presidential election. Ex-GOP chair David Shafer was within his constitutional rights when he cast an “alternate” Electoral College ballot for then-President Donald Trump and therefore should not be criminally charged, Shafer’s …

Congress Minutes reports: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is in Washington this week meeting with Senate Republican leaders — and creating a little buzz for Georgia’s next Senate race. The Georgia Republican is meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the meetings. He will meet with National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines …

CNN reports: The Georgia Supreme Court has dismissed a longshot legal bid from former President Donald Trump to essentially shut down the Fulton County criminal probe into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. The court said in a five-page ruling issued Monday that its decision was unanimous. Trump has other legal challenges related to the …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: The newly elected first vice-chair of the Georgia GOP — Brian K. Pritchard — ripped U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during an extraordinary 20-minute segment of his online show Friday. “I’m through with her. I’m through,” he said. Although Greene continues to be closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, Pritchard’s are the first significant negative …

Last year flat earther Kandiss Taylor ran for Georgia governor on the platform of “Jesus, Guns, Babies,” earning 3% of the vote in the GOP primary, which Mike Lindell instantly declared was stolen from her. Since then, Taylor was elected a state GOP district chairperson. In a Zoom call shared yesterday by Patriot Takes, a man calling himself Johnny Utah …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: The Georgia State Election Board is suing True the Vote over the organization’s failure to comply with subpoenas that would back up its allegation of a ballot collection scheme highlighted in the movie “2000 Mules.” The lawsuit filed in Fulton County Superior Court on Tuesday asked a judge to compel True the Vote, a Texas-based conservative …