GOP lawmakers in Georgia passed a bill Wednesday to punish employers that make it easier for workers to form unions, sending the legislation to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Senate Bill 362 would bar companies from receiving state economic incentives if they voluntarily recognize a union instead of requiring employees to vote in […]
The Fulton County prosecutor denied feeling any embarrassment for her conduct, saying, “I don’t think my reputation needs to be reclaimed.” Source link
Donald Trump has been consolidating support in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but the former president is bleeding support in an even more important contest: his coming trial in Georgia on 13 felony counts related to his effort to overturn his 2020 election loss. On Tuesday, lawyer Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty to a […]
Jenna Ellis, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings for her role in the effort to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election. Ellis, along with Trump and 17 other co-defendants, was charged by a grand jury […]
Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped former President Donald Trump contest the results of the 2020 election, is pleading guilty in the state of Georgia’s sprawling election meddling case. The plea, entered Friday, is a victory for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who charged Trump and 18 others in August. Another defendant, former Trump […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn 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 the state’s anti-racketeering law, entered […]
One of the 18 defendants in a Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty on Friday. Trump and his co-defendants were charged under Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, or RICO, and are accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. In a now-infamous phone call, Trump urged Georgia […]
Georgia’s Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator who attacked them for opposing his plan to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting former President Donald Trump. The caucus announced Thursday that it was indefinitely suspending state Sen. Colton Moore of Trenton, who represents a district in Georgia’s northwest corner. “Sen. […]
After indicating earlier this month that Donald Trump might try to have his Georgia election interference trial moved to federal court, the ex-president’s lawyers notified the state court on Thursday that he won’t pursue that relocation after all. Trump’s previous notice to the court was made “in an abundance of caution,” lawyer Steven Sadow said […]
The identities of any jurors in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Georgia will be kept secret until the trial ends, a judge ruled Monday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the sweeping racketeering case against Trump and his 18 co-defendants, issued the order amid concerns about the safety […]