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Suit Demands Fulton County Turn Over 2020 Data to DOJ

Trump renews claims presidential election was stolen

(Newser) - The Justice Department is taking Fulton County, Georgia, to court over 2020 election records, even as President Trump continues to insist, without credible evidence, that the race was stolen from him. In a lawsuit filed Friday, the department says it needs to review whether Georgia complied with federal election law...

Fast & Furious' Tyrese Gibson Turns Himself In to Cops

Actor faces charges of animal cruelty after his dogs allegedly killed a neighbor's dog in Atlanta

(Newser) - Fast & Furious actor Tyrese Gibson has turned himself into authorities in Georgia after a warrant was issued for his arrest in an incident involving his dogs allegedly killing a neighbor's dog in Atlanta. Capt. Nicole Dwyer tells CNN that Gibson, 46, turned himself in at the Fulton County...

Tyrese Gibson Wanted After Dogs Kill Neighbor's Pet

Actor faces animal cruelty charge after fatal dog attack on spaniel

(Newser) - A warrant for Tyrese Gibson's arrest has been issued in Fulton County, Georgia, after the actor's four cane corso dogs allegedly killed a neighbor's pet spaniel, NBC News reports. According to court documents, the incident happened on the evening of Sept. 18, when the cavalier King...

Judge Rejects Suit Over Opening Election Offices Over Weekend

GOP had sued to block plan allowing voters to hand-deliver absentee ballots

(Newser) - A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices this weekend to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit named only Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of Atlanta and is home to...

Trump's Georgia Trial Likely Just Got Delayed

Appeals court will review whether Fani Willis should be allowed to continue to prosecute

(Newser) - A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Trump, reports the AP . Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis...

Hackers Threaten to Release Trump Court Files Within Hours

LockBit claims to have documents from Fulton County, Georgia, that could affect US election

(Newser) - A ransomware group shut down by the FBI after threatening to release confidential files from Georgia's Fulton County court system, including files related to the criminal case against former President Trump, appears to have resurrected. LockBit is now threatening to release files that "could affect the upcoming US...

Larry David Works 'Insane' Voting Law Into New Curb
Larry David Works 'Insane'
Voting Law Into New Curb
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Feb 6, 2024 7:21 AM CST

Larry David Works 'Insane' Voting Law Into New Curb

Premiere of final season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' mocks Georgia rule against water given to voters

(Newser) - We're pretty, pretty, pretty sure you won't want to blow through the following spoilers if you haven't seen this episode yet, so stop here if you're in that category. For everyone else, the premiere of the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm contained all of the...

Fani Willis Admits Relationship, Will Not Leave Case
Fani Willis Admits Relationship,
Will Not Leave Case
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Feb 2, 2024 12:45 PM CST

Fani Willis Admits Relationship, Will Not Leave Case

DA overseeing case against Trump says her relationship with lead attorney doesn't affect it

(Newser) - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has for the first time directly addressed the ongoing controversy related to her prosecution of Donald Trump and to her personal life , and she made two key points: Yes, she's in a "personal relationship" with the lead attorney she appointed, and no,...

Spotlight Shines Hot on Trump Prosecutor in Georgia

Focus turns to Nathan Wade, who a court filing complains was improperly hired by DA Fani Willis

(Newser) - A co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump filed a motion this week making a "bombshell" allegation: that Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in the case against Trump, and that she and Nathan Wade both benefited financially...

Trump Prosecutor Accused of 'Improper' Relationship

Filing alleges Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired romantic partner to lead prosecution of Trump

(Newser) - The Fulton County district attorney has been accused of hiring her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in her office's prosecution of former President Trump for alleged election interference. In what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution refers to as a "bombshell" court filing, Michael Roman (a former Trump campaign official...

Possibly Fentanyl-Laced Mail Sent to Election Offices

A rash of reports across the country, including, notably, Georgia's Fulton County

(Newser) - A possibly fentanyl-laced letter was sent to an election official in Georgia's Fulton County, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says. He says state and federal officials are working to determine whether any other officials in the state have been targeted, Fox 5 Atlanta reports; WSB-TV reports they're...

Sidney Powell Takes a Plea, Must Apologize to Georgians

She gets 6 years of probation, must testify in the election interference case

(Newser) - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating...

Fani Willis: Jordan Is Trying to Obstruct Trump Case

Georgia prosecutor refuses 2nd request for investigation details

(Newser) - Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis has penned another letter in an attempt to shut down Jim Jordan's efforts to gain information about her investigation into former President Trump and his allies. After the Fulton County district attorney refused to turn over all records related to her investigation into 2020 election...

First Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Georgia

Scott Hall agrees to testify in other trials, including Trump's

(Newser) - The sweeping Georgia election interference case just went from 19 defendants, including Donald Trump, to 18. Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, pleaded guilty on Friday to five misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties, the Hill reports. As part of his plea deal,...

Georgia DA: Doxxing Won't Stop Me
Fani Willis:
I Keep Getting Doxxed
Sep 27, 2023 7:55 AM CDT

Fani Willis: I Keep Getting Doxxed

Georgia DA talks threats directed at her and her loved ones amid Trump prosecution

(Newser) - It wasn't only members of a grand jury who received threats in response to the Georgia indictment of former President Trump. Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who is prosecuting cases against Trump and other high-profile figures including rappers Young Thug and YFN Lucci, says she and her...

Georgia Judge Voices Doubt on Holding One Big Election Trial

Court rejects individual proceedings for Chesebro, Powell

(Newser) - A judge on Wednesday turned down requests by lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell for separate trials in the Georgia election interference case , saying they can be tried fairly together. The two have pleaded not guilty to the charges in an indictment outlining efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss...

Trump Is Arrested, Released on Georgia Charges
Trump Is Arrested, Released
on Georgia Charges
updated
Aug 24, 2023 7:36 PM CDT

Trump Is Arrested, Released on Georgia Charges

Former president has mugshot taken and is fingerprinted at Fulton County Jail

(Newser) - Former President Trump turned himself in Thursday evening at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where he was arrested and booked on 13 state felony charges involving efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Trump spent about 20 minutes in the jail—a quicker booking than his co-defendants...

Mug Shots Released of Giuliani, Smiling Ellis
Mugshots
Released
of Giuliani,
Smiling Ellis
photos
Aug 23, 2023 7:35 PM CDT

Mugshots Released of Giuliani, Smiling Ellis

Jenna Ellis, David Shafer post their portraits online

(Newser) - The booking photos of more people who surrendered in Atlanta in the Georgia election interference case have been released. Among them is the official mugshot of Rudy Giuliani, former President Trump's onetime personal lawyer and current codefendant. The biggest smile so far belongs to Jenna Ellis, another former Trump...

Fulton County Sheriff Steps In Over Threats to Trump Jurors

Investigation is underway after threats directed toward members of grand jury popped up online

(Newser) - Earlier this week, reports emerged that threats were being directed online toward members of the Georgia grand jury who opted to indict former President Donald Trump and 18 others over attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Now, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office is stepping in and launching an investigation...

Judge in Georgia Trump Case Became a Judge 6 Months Ago

Scott McAfee, 34, praised as diligent, knowledgeable

(Newser) - The Georgia judge assigned to one of the highest-profile cases in the state's history has only been a judge for around six months. But people who have worked with Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee say he has many qualities that could make him the right person to...

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