Revealed: Apology letters from Trump lawyers who pleaded guilty in Georgia case
1 year ago

Revealed: Apology letters from Trump lawyers who pleaded guilty in Georgia case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The apology letters from the attorneys who pleaded guilty in the Fulton County election interference case have surfaced — and two of them were only a single sentence. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained apology letters from three defendants who pled guilty in the Fulton County 2020 election interference case. Attorney Kenneth Chesebro wrote a similar statement: “I apologize to the citizens of the State of Georgia and of Fulton County for my involvement in Count 15 of the indictment.” Mr Chesebro was accused of planning an apparent “alternate” elector plot designed to replace electors with those loyal to Mr Trump to be certified in Congress and place votes for him. “I offer my sincere apology to the Citizens of the State of Georgia.” In a 14 December interview with The Associated Press, Ms Willis raised the possibility that more of Mr Trump’s co-defendants could take plea deals.

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Georgia appeals court cancels hearing on Trump case — with no public explanation
1 month ago

Georgia appeals court cancels hearing on Trump case — with no public explanation

Raw Story  

A Georgia appeals court has canceled a hearing scheduled for Dec. 5 on the state's election subversion case involving Donald Trump and several of his allies. The future of the case is cloudy, with Trump set to resume the office of the presidency; state prosecutors are not bound by the Justice Department's policy that precludes federal charges against a sitting …

Alabama Man Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Prison for Threatening Georgia Prosecutor and Sheriff
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alabama Man Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Prison for Threatening Georgia Prosecutor and Sheriff

Associated Press  

An Alabama man, Arthur Ray Hanson II, was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for leaving threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff. Hanson, who was angered by an investigation into former President Donald Trump, made the calls in August 2023. He faced charges of leaving threatening voicemails and was sentenced to …

US judge dismisses three counts in Trump election case in Georgia
3 months, 1 week ago

US judge dismisses three counts in Trump election case in Georgia

Firstpost  

Two of the three charges thrown out by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee involved Trump, and he now faces a total of eight felony counts in Georgia A Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed three of the counts in the indictment accusing former US president Donald Trump and co-defendants of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election …

Georgia court sets October date for Trump challenge to Fani Willis, likely delaying trial past election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia court sets October date for Trump challenge to Fani Willis, likely delaying trial past election

The Independent  

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Georgia appeals court will review decision on Trump case DA, bringing another delay
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia appeals court will review decision on Trump case DA, bringing another delay

NPR  

Georgia appeals court will review decision on Trump case DA, bringing another delay Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images ATLANTA — The Georgia Court of Appeals has granted oral arguments after former President Donald Trump appealed a decision allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to stay on the criminal case …

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. Cannon said in a five-page order Tuesday that it would be “imprudent” to finalize a new trial date now, casting further doubt on federal prosecutors’ ability to bring Trump to trial before …

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial indefinitely
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case postpones May trial indefinitely

LA Times  

Former President Trump, followed by his attorney Todd Blanche, walks to speak to reporters following proceedings in his hush money trial Tuesday in New York. The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Trump has indefinitely postponed a trial that had been set for May 20. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US judges reject Trump’s attempt to dismiss charges in two criminal cases

Al Jazeera  

Trump has sought to dismiss cases accusing him of election interference in Georgia and of retaining classified files at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Donald Trump has suffered setbacks in two criminal cases against him, after judges in the United States nixed the former president’s efforts to dismiss charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified …

Trump trial delayed: Seems like those delay tactics really worked, huh?
9 months ago

Trump trial delayed: Seems like those delay tactics really worked, huh?

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. * That’s because last week New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan postponed the hush money trial, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, until mid-April and it …

Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump

NPR  

Judge in Georgia election interference case quashes some charges against Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Slitz/Pool/Getty Images Alex Slitz/Pool/Getty Images ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies has thrown out six criminal counts from the indictment. Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee agreed to grant motions from …

What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election. The ruling forces Trump to move quickly to ask the conservative-majority Supreme Court to intervene in the landmark case accusing Trump of conspiring to overturn his …

A primer on Trump’s criminal trials
11 months ago

A primer on Trump’s criminal trials

Hindustan Times  

Editor’s note : This article was updated to include the latest details of Mr Trump’s trial in Fulton County, Georgia. Election interference in Georgia Jurisdiction: State—Fulton County, Georgia Trial date: TBD; the prosecutor filed a motion on November 17th seeking an August 5th 2024 start In the telling of Fani Willis, the prosecutor, Mr Trump was the boss of a …

Trump claims he didn’t have ‘fair notice’ that Georgia actions could be illegal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump claims he didn’t have ‘fair notice’ that Georgia actions could be illegal

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Attorneys for Donald Trump claim that the former president didn’t …

Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court
1 year ago

Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows cannot move charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia to federal court. Prosecutors argued that Meadows failed to show any connection between the actions and his official duties and that the law allowing federal officials to move …

Read Trump ally Sidney Powell's VERY brief apology letter for election
1 year ago

Read Trump ally Sidney Powell's VERY brief apology letter for election

Daily Mail  

Two of the attorneys who worked to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election and pleaded guilty in the Georgia RICO case have written an apology as part of their plea deal - with the feeble letters only one sentence long. Neither letter acknowledges the legitimacy of Joe Biden's win in Georgia's 2020 election nor denounces the baseless conspiracy theories …

Apology Letters By Sidney Powell And Kenneth Chesebro In Georgia Election Case Are One Sentence Long
1 year ago

Apology Letters By Sidney Powell And Kenneth Chesebro In Georgia Election Case Are One Sentence Long

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — The apology letters that Donald Trump-allied lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro were required to write as a condition of their plea deals in the Georgia election interference case are just one sentence long. “I apologize to the citizens of the state of Georgia and of Fulton County for my involvement in Count 15 of …

Read Sidney Powell's VERY brief apology letter for election interference: Trump ally scrawls THIRTEEN-WORD handwritten note saying sorry for her role in Georgia RICO case - while Kenneth Chesebro mana
1 year ago

Read Sidney Powell's VERY brief apology letter for election interference: Trump ally scrawls THIRTEEN-WORD handwritten note saying sorry for her role in Georgia RICO case - while Kenneth Chesebro mana

Daily Mail  

Two of the attorneys who worked to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election and pleaded guilty in the Georgia RICO case have written an apology as part of their plea deal - with the feeble letters only one sentence long. Kenneth Chesebro was one of the masterminds of the strategy Sidney Powell's one-sentence letter, written as part of her …

Apology letters by Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro in Georgia election case are one sentence long
1 year ago

Apology letters by Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro in Georgia election case are one sentence long

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The apology letters that Donald Trump-allied lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro were required to write as a condition of their plea deals in the Georgia election interference case are just one sentence long. “I apologize for my actions in connection with the events in Coffee County,” Powell wrote in a letter dated Oct. 19, the same day …

Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case
1 year, 1 month ago

Georgia prosecutor seeks August trial date for Trump and others in election case

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A prosecutor in Georgia is seeking an August trial date for former President Donald Trump and others charged over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state. Willis wrote that the proposed trial date balances potential delays from Trump’s other criminal trials and the speedy trial rights of the other defendants. It is up to Fulton County …

The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day
1 year, 1 month ago

The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election said Tuesday that she expects his trial will be underway through Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. Trump and the remaining defendants — including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former …

Fulton 19 update: DA’s focus turns to remaining defendants in Georgia RICO case
1 year, 1 month ago

Fulton 19 update: DA’s focus turns to remaining defendants in Georgia RICO case

Raw Story  

The highly-publicized Fulton County 2020 presidential election interference case took a brief break from public view following a busy October filled with court hearings and prosecutors reaching plea deals with several of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sweeping conspiracy probe. Fulton County Superior Court hearings resumed on Friday with a defense attorney representing Harrison Floyd, a former Black Voices for …

Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis cries in court as she pleads guilty in Georgia election case
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis cries in court as she pleads guilty in Georgia election case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. were, in fact, true.” Ellis, who teared up during her appearance inside Juge Scott …

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case

NPR  

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case Enlarge this image toggle caption John Bazemore/AP John Bazemore/AP ATLANTA — Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. Ellis is the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the broad racketeering case focused on efforts to keep then-President Donald Trump in office after …

Attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia ahead of trial in Trump 2020 election interference case
1 year, 2 months ago

Attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia ahead of trial in Trump 2020 election interference case

LA Times  

Sidney Powell, right, appears with members of former President Trump’s legal team, including Jenna Ellis, at a news conference in Washington on Nov. 19, 2020. Attorney Sidney Powell has taken a plea deal in Fulton County, Ga., one day before jury selection was set to begin for her election interference case alongside lawyer Ken Chesebro. Powell is the highest profile …

Georgia juror names in Trump case will be kept secret following request from prosecutors over security fears
1 year, 2 months ago

Georgia juror names in Trump case will be kept secret following request from prosecutors over security fears

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The response follows security concerns from Fulton County …

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The filing put forward by one of his lawyers was signed by Mr Trump, …

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and sought to sever his case from some other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set arraignment hearings on Sept. 6 for Trump and the 18 others …

Trump says he will 'appeal' federal election case trial date scheduled for intense Republican nomination contest
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump says he will 'appeal' federal election case trial date scheduled for intense Republican nomination contest

ABC  

Donald Trump has claimed he will appeal the scheduling of a March 2024 trial over his alleged efforts to subvert his 2020 election defeat, however legal experts say such a move is not possible. Key points: A trial date has been set for March 4, with the judge saying that gives the defence enough time to prepare Mr Trump's lawyers …

Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in 2020 Georgia election case
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in 2020 Georgia election case

The Independent  

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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
1 year, 4 months ago

Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March. Trump is already scheduled to stand trial in March in the separate New York case involving dozens of state charges of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged hush money …

Hillary Clinton says ‘justice is being pursued’ in Trump Georgia case. Follow live updates
1 year, 4 months ago

Hillary Clinton says ‘justice is being pursued’ in Trump Georgia case. Follow live updates

Associated Press  

Follow along for live updates on the indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia. WHAT TO KNOW — Trump’s latest indictment may be the most sweeping yet — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has overseen the sprawling Georgia case — A law associated with mobsters …

Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump

The Hindu  

A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared on Monday on a Fulton County website, but prosecutors said Trump had not been indicted in their long-running investigation of the 2020 presidential election. This is an absolute DISGRACE.” Taylor Budowich, who leads the former president’s supportive super PAC, posted on the platform formerly known as …

Update: Investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election result
1 year, 5 months ago

Update: Investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election result

NPR  

Update: Investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election result The grand jurors who may be asked to indict former President Donald Trump in Georgia have officially been seated. CHANG: And here's another scene, four days a week, prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, enter a secure room inside the county courthouse, and they present cases to a grand jury. …

Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump’s efforts to undo 2020 loss
1 year, 5 months ago

Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump’s efforts to undo 2020 loss

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to speak to federal prosecutors from the office of special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss. In a rambling phone call on Jan. 2, 2021, Trump suggested Raffensperger, the top elections official in Georgia, could …

Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump's efforts to undo 2020 loss
1 year, 5 months ago

Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump's efforts to undo 2020 loss

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to speak …

Trump begs Georgia judge to reconsider decision not to further delay election case
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump begs Georgia judge to reconsider decision not to further delay election case

Raw Story  

Lawyers representing Donald Trump on Wednesday filed a motion requesting that a Georgia state trial judge presiding over the former president’s election interference case reconsider a previous ruling denying a request for more time to file additional briefs amid their effort to scrap a Fulton County District Attorney’s investigation. McBurney in a statement obtained by NBC News wrote that, "To …

Prosecutor suggests any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August
1 year, 7 months ago

Prosecutor suggests any indictments in Trump election investigation would likely come in August

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Atlanta prosecutor investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia seems to be suggesting that any grand jury indictments in the case would likely come in August. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent a letter Thursday sent a letter to county Superior Court Chief …

Georgia grand jury says witnesses in Trump inquiry may have lied under oath
1 year, 10 months ago

Georgia grand jury says witnesses in Trump inquiry may have lied under oath

LA Times  

Portions of the long-awaited Georgia special grand jury report on former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were released Thursday, raising questions that cannot yet be answered. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Monday that the public can read three sections of the Fulton County special-purpose grand jury’s report: the introduction, conclusion and a portion in …

Judge Orders Partial Release Of Georgia Grand Jury Report On Trump Election Interference
1 year, 10 months ago

Judge Orders Partial Release Of Georgia Grand Jury Report On Trump Election Interference

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the partial release later this week of a report by a special grand jury that investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss. The special grand jury spent about seven months hearing testimony from witnesses including high-profile Trump allies, such as …

For Trump, Georgia election case just one of many legal woes
1 year, 11 months ago

For Trump, Georgia election case just one of many legal woes

Associated Press  

A special grand jury investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia has finished its report, a major development in a case that’s on a long list of legal problems for the former president. As he campaigns for the White House in 2024, Trump faces myriad inquiries, including a criminal investigation over …

Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show

NPR  

Trump Pressed The Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show Enlarge this image toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images A batch of emails released by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee appears to paint a clearer picture of how former President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to pressure the U.S. Justice Department …

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