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SCOTT F. MCAFEE


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Judge sets Nov. 14 deadline for new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

Read full article: Judge sets Nov. 14 deadline for new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

A judge has given more time to find a new prosecutor for the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.

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Judge sets 14-day deadline for appointment of new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

Read full article: Judge sets 14-day deadline for appointment of new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

A judge has announced that the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others will be dismissed in 14 days if a new prosecutor isn't appointed.

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Appeals court upholds dismissal of some charges against Trump, others in Georgia election case

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A Georgia appeals court has upheld the dismissal of some of the charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in the Georgia 2020 election interference case.

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Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case

Read full article: Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case

A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

Read full article: Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea.

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Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity

Read full article: Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity

President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed.

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

Read full article: Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference against Donald Trump and others has tossed out three counts in the indictment saying that they lie beyond the stateโ€™s jurisdiction.

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A year later, sprawling Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has stalled

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A Georgia grand jury in August 2023 accused Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state.

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Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case

Read full article: Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on case

An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judgeโ€™s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.

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A court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis' role in Trump's Georgia case

Read full article: A court might hear arguments before the election on Fani Willis' role in Trump's Georgia case

An appeals court could hear arguments in October on the appeal of a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's state primaries

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's state primaries

Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia, two months after helping Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump secure their partiesโ€™ nominations for president.

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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case

Read full article: Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case

An attorney for Donald Trump says the former president looks forward to presenting arguments to a Georgia appeals court that will review a ruling letting Fani Willis keep prosecuting the election interference case against him.

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Challenger to the judge in Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case is disqualified

Read full article: Challenger to the judge in Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case is disqualified

One of two people who filed paperwork to run against the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case has been disqualified but says she'll appeal that decision.

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Judge rejects Trump's First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case

Read full article: Judge rejects Trump's First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.

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Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case

Read full article: Trump asks appeals court to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to remain on Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in Georgia's 2020 election have submitted an application to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.

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Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case

Read full article: Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump has argued that the charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech that the First Amendment protects.

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Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

Read full article: Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump moves forward, saying โ€œthe train is coming.โ€.

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Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

Read full article: Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case

An attorney for Donald Trump says heโ€™s optimistic an appellate review will lead to the Georgia 2020 election interference case against him being dismissed and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis being disqualified.

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Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

Read full article: Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case

Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgiaโ€™s election interference case are seeking to appeal a judgeโ€™s ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution.

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What to know about judge's ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Georgia election case

Read full article: What to know about judge's ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Georgia election case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can prosecute Donald Trump on charges that he interfered with Georgiaโ€™s 2020 election now that a special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship has withdrawn from the case.

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Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

Read full article: Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain.

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Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

Read full article: Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trumpโ€™s administration have entered the district attorneyโ€™s race in Fulton County, Georgia, where the former president is being prosecuted.

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Lawyer behind effort to remove Fani Willis from Georgia Trump case testifies before state lawmakers

Read full article: Lawyer behind effort to remove Fani Willis from Georgia Trump case testifies before state lawmakers

The lawyer who initiated the effort to remove Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has walked state lawmakers through her investigation into the Fulton County district attorneyโ€™s romantic relationship with a special prosecutor and why she believes it creates a conflict of interest.

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Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case

Read full article: Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has indicated that he will rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor.

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Texts show prosecutor's ex-law partner gave info for effort to remove Fani Willis from election case

Read full article: Texts show prosecutor's ex-law partner gave info for effort to remove Fani Willis from election case

Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show that a former law partner of a special prosecutor in the Georgia election case against Donald Trump was sharing information with an attorney for one of Trumpโ€™s co-defendants.

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Ex-law partner is evasive as attorneys press for details on Willis and Wade's romance in Trump case

Read full article: Ex-law partner is evasive as attorneys press for details on Willis and Wade's romance in Trump case

A former law partner of Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade has taken to the witness stand as lawyers pressed him on details about a romantic relationship between Wade and District Attorney Fani Willis that has roiled the 2020 Georgia election case against Donald Trump.

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Fani Willis case ensnared in legal arguments during testimony about romantic relationship timeline

Read full article: Fani Willis case ensnared in legal arguments during testimony about romantic relationship timeline

A witness has refused to answer most questions from defense attorneys trying to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump.

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In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case

Read full article: In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has forcefully pushed back against what she described as โ€œliesโ€ about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor.

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Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case

Read full article: Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case

A Georgia judge has scheduled a hearing on a motion to bar Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from continuing to pursue her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.

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Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship

Read full article: Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship

A defense attorney who has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump has called the two to testify at a hearing next month.

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Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

Read full article: Trump accuses DA Fani Willis of inappropriately injecting race into Georgia election case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say the district attorney in the Georgia election interference prosecution should be removed from the case.

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Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?

Read full article: Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?

Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgiaโ€™s 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case.

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Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of 'interfering' with Trump election case

Read full article: Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of 'interfering' with Trump election case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is accusing the estranged wife of a special prosecutor she hired of trying to obstruct her criminal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump and others by seeking to question her as part of the coupleโ€™s divorce proceedings.

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Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee

Read full article: Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee

An attorney for former President Donald Trump says it would amount to โ€œelection interferenceโ€ if his client is the Republican nominee for president while on trial in Georgia in the months running up to the general election.

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Judge imposes stricter bond conditions on Trump co-defendant in Georgia election subversion case

Read full article: Judge imposes stricter bond conditions on Trump co-defendant in Georgia election subversion case

The Georgia judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and others imposed stricter bond conditions for one of the defendants after prosecutors complained about his social media posts that mentioned witnesses and co-defendants.

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The judge in Trump's Georgia election case limits the disclosure of evidence after videos' release

Read full article: The judge in Trump's Georgia election case limits the disclosure of evidence after videos' release

The judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others in Georgia has issued an order that prohibits the release of certain evidence.

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Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case

Read full article: Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case

A lawyer for a former elections director charged alongside former President Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn Georgiaโ€™s 2020 election says he released videos of prosecutorsโ€™ interviews with some of their codefendants because he thought they helped his client and the public had the right to see them.

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

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

The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the stateโ€™s 2020 election says she expects his trial will be underway over Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025.

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Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case

Read full article: Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case

Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case to hash out what will be asked on a lengthy questionnaire when the first group of 450 prospective jurors arrives at the courthouse later this week.

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Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel potential witnesses in Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro's Georgia trial

Read full article: Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel potential witnesses in Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro's Georgia trial

The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month.

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