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News Articles: Election Interference

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, center, during a news conference on Aug. 14.

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  • Law

Prosecutors expect to call over 150 witnesses in Georgia election interference case

Prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., say they expect that a trial in their election interference case would last four months, not including jury selection.

September 06, 2023
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  • Washington Desk

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  • Elections

See how Trump's trials crowd the Republican political calendar

To see the extent to which the Republican political calendar and Donald Trump's legal calendar are intertwined, it's helpful to see them laid out together.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Swasey
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on April 4, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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  • Law

Judge sets March 4, 2024, as Trump trial date in election interference case

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A shirt displaying a fake mug shot of the former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen during a campaign rally in Pickens, S.C., in July.

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  • Politics

Trump is likely to finally get a real mug shot. Does it matter?

The Fulton County sheriff says he'll treat the former president according to the jail's normal practices. That includes taking a booking photo, which could become a famous — or infamous — image.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Nineteen people, including former president Donald Trump, have been indicted in a sprawling racketeering case stemming from attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Breaking down the Georgia indictments

On this episode, we dig deeper into the Georgia election interference indictments against Donald Trump and 18 others.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Former President Trump speaks at a conservative conference in Washington last month.

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  • Politics

GOP support for Trump softens as the former president's legal troubles mount

Former President Donald Trump is likely facing a third indictment and maybe a fourth. Fewer Republicans are saying Trump did "nothing wrong," the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. A request by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been approved. Willis last week sent a letter to county superior court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher asking him to impanel a special grand jury. Brasher issued an order Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 saying the request was

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  • Politics

New Fulton County grand jury term signals DA's focus on Trump case

Fulton County Superior Court's next grand jury term begins Tuesday, signaling that the potential case against former President Donald Trump is moving into a new phase.

July 11, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

National spotlight looms for Fulton probe as Trump campaigns for White House return

District Attorney Fani Willis could file criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and his inner circle over alleged 2020 election interference. 

July 06, 2023
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Fulton judge extends deadline for DA; GA K-12 panel could soon erase ‘woke’ words

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Lawyers for the former chair of the Coffee County GOP filed a motion claiming the Fulton County investigation violated her rights. Plus, Atlanta Democrats want the DOJ to investigate the death of Manuel Teran. 

May 02, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

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  • News

Fulton DA seeks to disqualify lawyer for some GOP fake electors, citing 'ethical mess'

The lawyer allegedly failed to disclose previous immunity offers as several of her clients recently implicated a fellow phony elector in wrongdoing.

April 18, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis watches proceedings during a hearing to decide if the final report by a special grand jury looking into possible interference in the 2020 presidential election can be released Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.

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  • News

Georgia election probe report to remain secret for now

A report by a special grand jury in Georgia investigating possible interference in the 2020 election will remain secret for now while a judge considers its release.

January 24, 2023
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By:
  • Associated Press
Georgia players celebrate a win over TCU after the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia won 65-7. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Dawgs win again; Special grand jury dissolves; Ossoff says Democrats must regroup

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Fulton County special grand jury has ended their investigation. It's unclear if their report will be public or whether District Attorney Fani Willis will pursue charges. Meanwhile, Sen. Jon Ossoff says Democrats have a long way to go to flip state offices — but the Dawgs win back-to-back titles!

 

January 10, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, right, talks with a member of her team during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday, May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The hearing took place in Atlanta.

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  • News

Georgia special grand jury wraps up probe of Trump, allies

A special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election in Georgia appears to be wrapping up its work, but many questions remain.

December 27, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

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  • News

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham questioned in Georgia election probe

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has testified before a special grand jury that's investigating whether President Donald Trump and others illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia.

November 22, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Donald Trump in front of a crowd in Macon.

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  • Politics

Fulton grand jury probe of Trump allies’ meddling in 2020 election sweeps in big names after midterm

A major investigation into 2020 election interference by allies of former President Donald Trump is escalating at the Fulton County courthouse, with some of the biggest national GOP players ordered to testify in front of a Georgia grand jury.

November 17, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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