Governor Kemp announced the second of two healthcare waiver proposals to increase coverage on Monday. STEPHEN FOWLER / GPB NEWS

The panel

Buddy Darden, former Georgia U.S. representative

Kevin Riley, @ajceditor, editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Maya Prabhu, @MayaTPrabhu, reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sam Olens, @samolens, former Georgia attorney general

 

The breakdown

1. Gov. Brian Kemp has filed to block a subpoena summoning him to provide testimony to the Fulton County special grand jury.

  • Internal tensions have gone public as District Attorney Fani Willis published a scathing letter to Kemp's attorney.
    • This comes after Kemp seemingly delayed a video testimony. Willis has since removed that option, forcing an in-person testimony.
  • Willis is expected to use Kemp's testimony to discover intent behind former President Trump's calls to his office after the 2020 election.
  • This comes a day after Rudy Giuliani arrived in Atlanta to testify after several delays. It's unknown what was discussed, but Giuliani was in court for six hours.

LISTEN: Former Rep. Buddy Darden says this bit of political theater will likely be resolved.

2. President Biden Download this file. signed the Inflation Reduction Act , a sweeping bill that addresses health care costs, taxes on corporations and climate change.

  • Although Biden's wins have been overshadowed, the legislature could be an important boost to his low approval ratings.
  • The bill is expected to provide benefits for solar power and electric vehicle producers in Georgia.

LISTEN: Kevin Riley breaks down the reality of political messaging on economics.

3. A group of Trump supporters copied private Coffee County election data under the direction of a Trump attorney.

  • Trump attorney Sidney Powell directed SullivanStrickler, an Atlanta tech company, to copy data including management servers, ballot information, and memory cards from voting machines.
  • A spokesman for the secretary of state's office said, "Rogue election officials will not be tolerated in Georgia". 

LISTEN: Buddy Darden compares election integrity concerns in Coffee County against Cobb.

Friday on Political Rewind: Jim Galloway and the panel close out an eventful week in politics.

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