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Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in state’s fake electors case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in state’s fake electors case

Associated Press  

The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020 election wanted to consider also charging the former president, but prosecutors urged them not to, according to court documents filed this week. “I understand.” Ultimately, the grand jury indicted 18 people on forgery, fraud and conspiracy charges, including …

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Arizona grand jurors wanted to indict Trump over fake electors scheme but prosecutors urged them not to - with a PowerPoint
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona grand jurors wanted to indict Trump over fake electors scheme but prosecutors urged them not to - with a PowerPoint

The Independent  

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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  

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Donald Trump’s Grand Jurors Face Racist Abuse, Threats to Life
1 year, 4 months ago

Donald Trump’s Grand Jurors Face Racist Abuse, Threats to Life

News 18  

Donald Trump’s Grand Jurors Face Racism: The grand jurors who voted to indict former US president Donald Trump in Georgia faced a barrage of threats to their safety and racist abuse. On a different far-right website, one user posted purported addresses of all 23 of Donald Trump’s grand jurors. “Our investigators are working closely with local, state and federal law …

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Threats, slurs and menace: Far-right websites target Fulton County grand jurors
1 year, 4 months ago

Threats, slurs and menace: Far-right websites target Fulton County grand jurors

NPR  

Threats, slurs and menace: Far-right websites target Fulton County grand jurors Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Slitz/AP Alex Slitz/AP Before many people had a chance to fully read through the Fulton County, Ga., indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, malicious online actors had already done their work. On a far-right website, where the QAnon conspiracy theory …

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Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia
1 year, 4 months ago

Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia

Associated Press  

Authorities in Georgia said Thursday they’re investigating threats targeting members of the grand jury that indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat’s office said investigators are working to trace the origin of the threats after the names of grand jury members and other personal information were posted online. A Fulton County grand …

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No, Georgia officials didn’t err in releasing Trump indictment with grand jurors’ names
54 years, 11 months ago

No, Georgia officials didn’t err in releasing Trump indictment with grand jurors’ names

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, forgot to redact the names of the grand jurors who indicted former President Donald Trump this week in relation to his actions following the 2020 election. Adam Hames, a former Georgia assistant attorney general, likewise said that it’s “common practice to list the names of the grand jurors on the indictment.” Even though grand …

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A Grand Jury Being Seated Tuesday May Decide If Trump Is Charged Over Georgia Election
1 year, 5 months ago

A Grand Jury Being Seated Tuesday May Decide If Trump Is Charged Over Georgia Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — A grand jury being seated Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. While part of that report was made public in February, the judge overseeing the special grand jury said any …

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Trump to surrender in days after being indicted on ‘more than 30 charges’ in Stormy Daniels hush money case
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump to surrender in days after being indicted on ‘more than 30 charges’ in Stormy Daniels hush money case

The Independent  

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Georgia juror won't stop a Trump indictment — here's why
1 year, 10 months ago

Georgia juror won't stop a Trump indictment — here's why

Raw Story  

Several legal experts have been concerned about Fulton County special grand jury forewoman Emily Kohrs' media tour. Simply put, he wrote, "That’s the case even though she seems to be divulging quite a bit, because grand jurors in Georgia are barred from sharing their 'deliberations,' which doesn’t necessarily cover the information that Kohrs has been sharing on air and in …

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Trump investigation: Could grand juror’s words tank charges?
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump investigation: Could grand juror’s words tank charges?

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Almost as soon as the foreperson of the special grand jury in the Georgia election meddling investigation went public this week, speculation began about whether her unusually candid revelations could jeopardize any possible prosecution of former President Donald Trump or others. The former president’s lawyers expressed concern that the special grand jury had been allowed to watch and …

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Tennessee court rules Confederate memorabilia in jury room not prejudicial
2 years, 4 months ago

Tennessee court rules Confederate memorabilia in jury room not prejudicial

Raw Story  

A Tennessee appellate court says there’s nothing “inherently prejudicial” in grand jurors and jurors deliberating the fates of Black people from inside the “Confederate jury room” — where the walls are adorned with a Confederate flag, portraits of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederate Gen. John C. Brown, and other Confederacy memorabilia — in a courthouse located in a town …

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Grand jurors: St. Louis prosecutor’s actions ‘reprehensible’
2 years, 7 months ago

Grand jurors: St. Louis prosecutor’s actions ‘reprehensible’

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Members of a grand jury that indicted an investigator in the criminal case against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens urged a state disciplinary board to take stronger action against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, calling her conduct “reprehensible.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday reported that grand jury members last month sent a letter detailing their …

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Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A special grand jury was selected Monday for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. The investigation has been underway since early last year, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took this unusual step of requesting the special grand jury to help it along. Fulton …

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Trump election probe in Georgia to seat special grand jury
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump election probe in Georgia to seat special grand jury

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — When potential grand jurors show up at an Atlanta courthouse Monday, they’ll find a television camera in the room and streets closed outside — nods to the intense public interest in the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election victory in the state. Fulton …

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3rd Breonna Taylor grand juror: Cops ‘got slap on the wrist’
4 years, 1 month ago

3rd Breonna Taylor grand juror: Cops ‘got slap on the wrist’

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A woman who sat on the Breonna Taylor grand jury said she believes their investigation was incomplete and that prosecutors wanted to give police “a slap on the wrist and close it up.” The woman is the third grand juror to speak anonymously about the September proceedings, joining two others who said the 12-member panel was not …

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Breonna Taylor grand jurors say there was an ‘uproar’ when they realized officers wouldn’t be charged with her death
4 years, 1 month ago

Breonna Taylor grand jurors say there was an ‘uproar’ when they realized officers wouldn’t be charged with her death

CNN  

CNN — Two grand jurors who heard the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office presentation of the Breonna Taylor case say prosecutors were dismissive of their questions and that there was an “uproar” when jurors realized Louisville police officers wouldn’t be charged with Taylor’s death. Grand Juror 1 described Cameron’s comments as “inaccurate” and said the first time he heard there were …

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Breonna Taylor’s mother asks for independent prosecutor to present case to a new grand jury
4 years, 1 month ago

Breonna Taylor’s mother asks for independent prosecutor to present case to a new grand jury

CNN  

CNN — Breonna Taylor’s mother is asking the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council to appoint an independent prosecutor to present the case of her daughter’s death before a new grand jury, saying the state attorney general’s handling of the case “undermines the trust and integrity of the entire process.” “At minimum, my daughter deserves, as do all aggrieved victims, a competent …

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Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case
4 years, 2 months ago

Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case

Al Jazeera  

Anonymous grand juror claims limited charges for police were presented to the grand jury in Taylor killing case. A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case is speaking out after a Louisville judge cleared the way for the panel’s members to talk publicly about the secretive proceedings. He also said “the grand jury agreed” that the officers who shot Taylor …

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Court Releases Grand Jury Recording In Breonna Taylor Case
4 years, 2 months ago

Court Releases Grand Jury Recording In Breonna Taylor Case

NPR  

Court Releases Grand Jury Recording In Breonna Taylor Case Enlarge this image toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images Jon Cherry/Getty Images Updated at 4:45 p.m. ET A court released some 15 hours of recorded grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case Friday – an extraordinary action that comes after a juror disputed Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's explanation for why …

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Analysis: An officer was indicted for endangering neighbors with his bullets but not Breonna Taylor. This may be why
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: An officer was indicted for endangering neighbors with his bullets but not Breonna Taylor. This may be why

CNN  

CNN — After months of anticipation that a Kentucky grand jury would deliver justice in Breonna Taylor’s killing, the indictment of a single Louisville policeman involved in the fruitless drug raid yielded confusion and more anger. Of Cosgrove and Mattingly, Cameron said the lawmen were “justified in their use of force.” In suing to have the grand jury audio released, …

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Kentucky AG Didn’t Give Grand Jury Option To Consider Murder Charges In Breonna Taylor Case
4 years, 2 months ago

Kentucky AG Didn’t Give Grand Jury Option To Consider Murder Charges In Breonna Taylor Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday that he did not even give the grand jury the option to consider charges ― including murder ― against two of the officers who were involved in Breonna Taylor’s death. “But our recommendation was that Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified in their acts and their conduct.” The grand jury wasn't …

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