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Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others
4 days, 19 hours ago

Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others

LA Times  

A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County Dist. Citing “the appearance of impropriety” by Willis that might not typically warrant such a removal, the court said in a 2-1 ruling that “this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings.” Willis’ …

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How Trump’s team now plans to kill last criminal case against him
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How Trump’s team now plans to kill last criminal case against him

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is expected to use special counsel Jack Smith’s abandonment of his criminal cases against him to try to kill charges he’s also facing in Georgia, according to a report. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case has been on hold for several months — and will not be tried before Trump moves into the White House …

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Trump will likely not face trial in Georgia: legal expert
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump will likely not face trial in Georgia: legal expert

Raw Story  

Georgia law school professor Anthony Michael Kreis revealed that the state's racketeering case against Donald Trump could continue — but it wouldn't be for several years. Speaking to the BBC, Kreis said, "The bottom line is that Donald Trump will not be tried in the state of Georgia." The sweeping racketeering case alleges Trump and 18 co-defendants were involved in …

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Rare Republican Challenger Emerges in Fulton County District Attorney Race
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rare Republican Challenger Emerges in Fulton County District Attorney Race

Associated Press  

Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, the Democratic candidate seeking a fourth term, faces a rare Republican challenger in the upcoming election. Courtney Kramer, a lawyer who interned in the White House counsel's office under Trump, is vying for the position. Willis, known for her tough-on-crime approach, has faced criticism for her handling of cases, with some arguing she overuses gang and …

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Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others
3 months, 1 week ago

Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

LA Times  

Even with a total of nine counts quashed, 32 counts remain in the Georgia case, including an overarching racketeering charge brought against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and other defendants. The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others tossed out three counts Thursday in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president …

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How Georgia’s pro-Trump election board could help him steal an election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How Georgia’s pro-Trump election board could help him steal an election

The Independent  

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Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play

NPR  

Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Vice President Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, are back on their campaign bus. “This will be the first time a general election presidential candidate will have campaigned in Savannah since the 1990s.” toggle caption …

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Biden eked out a win over Trump in Georgia in 2020. Can a surging Harris do the same?
4 months ago

Biden eked out a win over Trump in Georgia in 2020. Can a surging Harris do the same?

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Atlanta last month after her late entry in the 2024 election. Denise Hollingsworth says she’s phone banking for Kamala Harris and is “just so encouraged seeing America come alive.” “Georgia is in play!” said Denise Hollingsworth, a retired attorney who moved to Georgia from New Jersey last year, and started phone banking for Harris …

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'This is very bad': Experts shocked by '5 alarm fire' that could deliver Georgia to Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'This is very bad': Experts shocked by '5 alarm fire' that could deliver Georgia to Trump

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's MAGA allies just set democracy ablaze in Georgia, legal experts warned on Friday. A new election regulation allowing “reasonable inquiry” into vote tallies has raised serious concerns that state Republicans plan to deliver Georgia to Trump whether or not the Republican presidential nominee wins it this November, Mother Jones reported Friday. Three Republicans on Aug. 6 — which …

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'Say it to my face,' Harris dares Trump as White House battle deepens
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Say it to my face,' Harris dares Trump as White House battle deepens

Raw Story  

U.S. presidential hopeful Kamala Harris launched a searing attack on Donald Trump Tuesday, telling her biggest campaign rally yet that the momentum was shifting in the White House race and daring the Republican to debate her face to face. Harris also repeated her popular line about how, as a former prosecutor and California attorney general going up against predators and …

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Kamala Harris has energized Democratic voters. But can she expand the map?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris has energized Democratic voters. But can she expand the map?

CNN  

CNN — During the first whirlwind week of her second presidential campaign, Kamala Harris locked up the support of the Democratic Party, recruited thousands of volunteers and hauled in $200 million in donations. But, with Harris now the party’s presumptive nominee, keeping Sun Belt states like Georgia – as well as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina – competitive could give …

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Anticipation builds ahead of Biden-Trump CNN debate over different visions for America
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Anticipation builds ahead of Biden-Trump CNN debate over different visions for America

Raw Story  

The big show in Atlanta may be Thursday evening, but the days leading up to the first presidential debate have been filled with a flurry of campaign events that put on display how each side plans to win a state that narrowly backed President Joe Biden in 2020. Trump’s campaign held an Atlanta event targeting Black voters – as both …

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Everything is going right for Trump in Georgia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Everything is going right for Trump in Georgia

The Independent  

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How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump’s stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A
8 months, 1 week ago

How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump’s stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The scenes of Donald Trump being warmly greeted on Wednesday by a Black audience at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta electrified conservative political media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats’ most committed voting bloc. Those widely shared moments were days in the making, an alliance between the Trump campaign, local activists, and students …

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Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case
8 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia announced Thursday that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was barred from prosecuting Jones as part of her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. Jones …

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'The usefulness of lies': Prosecutor shreds Trump's First Amendment argument in Georgia
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'The usefulness of lies': Prosecutor shreds Trump's First Amendment argument in Georgia

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump’s attorney argued Thursday his Georgia election racketeering case should be dismissed because, as the prosecutors summarized it, “he lied over and over and over again.” It was a flabbergasted state attorney Donald Wakeford who spoke out against the First Amendment challenge brought by Trump lawyer Steve Sadow, who argued that the case should be dropped because …

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Georgia judge permits Donald Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification decision
9 months ago

Georgia judge permits Donald Trump to appeal Fani Willis disqualification decision

Hindustan Times  

The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case cleared the way Wednesday for Donald Trump and other defendants to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's ruling means defense attorneys can ask the Georgia Court of Appeals to review the judge’s decision not to disqualify Willis …

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'Bury this orange heathen': Dem lawmaker urges DA Fani Willis to ramp up Trump trial
9 months, 1 week ago

'Bury this orange heathen': Dem lawmaker urges DA Fani Willis to ramp up Trump trial

Raw Story  

Rep. Jasmine Crockett took to X moments after Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled Friday that District Attorney Fani Willis could continue her prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-defendants — and she urged the Fulton County prosecutor to move full speed ahead. Crockett, who served as a civil rights attorney and public defender after graduating law school, stated she …

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Trump blames Biden's 'border invasion' for an illegal migrant 'murdering' Georgia jogger Laken Riley and vows the 'greatest deportation operation in history' if he wins in 2024
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump blames Biden's 'border invasion' for an illegal migrant 'murdering' Georgia jogger Laken Riley and vows the 'greatest deportation operation in history' if he wins in 2024

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump says it's President Joe Biden's fault that a nursing student in Georgia was murdered by an illegal immigrant. Now, Trump says Riley's death is Biden's fault – and pointed to the president's lax policies at the southern border regarding influxes in illegal migration. Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden's 'border invasion' for the murder a University of Georgia …

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The Stakes Were Too High for Fani Willis to Do This
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Stakes Were Too High for Fani Willis to Do This

Slate  

Editor’s Note: On Friday, Feb. 2, in a 176-page court filing, Fani Willis admitted to having a relationship with Nathan Wade but insisted there was no conflict of interest that affected the Trump racketeering prosecution. The allegations against Willis are broad, but the worst among them are that she hired Nathan Wade as special counsel on the case—for which he …

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Trump wants Georgia election subversion case dismissed, cites presidential immunity
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump wants Georgia election subversion case dismissed, cites presidential immunity

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump asked a Georgia judge to toss the state’s criminal case accusing him of leading a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, arguing he’s immune from prosecution because the US Senate acquitted him after he was impeached over the same conduct. Trump will press the same immunity argument at the an appeals court hearing on Tuesday in Washington, where …

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Ex-Trump lawyer Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers in defamation trial
1 year ago

Ex-Trump lawyer Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers in defamation trial

Hindustan Times  

Rudy Giuliani must pay more than $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers he defamed through false accusations that they helped rig the 2020 election against Donald Trump, a jury decided on Friday. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani The jury in federal court in Washington, D.C., found that Giuliani owes the workers, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and …

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Infamous MAGA lawyer Lin Wood is a cooperating witness in Georgia case against Trump: legal brief
1 year, 3 months ago

Infamous MAGA lawyer Lin Wood is a cooperating witness in Georgia case against Trump: legal brief

Raw Story  

Right-wing former attorney Lin Wood has been a cooperating witness for Georgia prosecutors investigating Donald Trump on racketeering charges. The veteran lawyer surrendered his law license in July after disciplinary proceedings related to his work trying to overturn Trump's election 2020 loss, and a motion filed by Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis reveals that he has been a witness …

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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  

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