Feb 19 Watch 7:18 How 2020 election denialism became a litmus test for the GOP By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat True the Vote, a group that spread false allegations about the 2020 election, recently admitted to a judge – reported first by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – that it has no evidence to back its claims. Yet these conspiracies are still… Continue watching
Feb 16 Fani Willis' father testifies he didn't know until recently about her relationship with prosecutor By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Georgia prosecutors sought to knock down misconduct allegations against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday, calling her father to the witness stand to testify about his knowledge of her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she hired to… Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: Hearing returns to consider Fani Willis' disqualification from Georgia's Trump case By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 15 Takeaways from Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia By Jill Colvin, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Donald Trump’s unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings. Continue reading
Feb 15 Witness says DA Fani Willis and Nathan Wade started a relationship years earlier than claimed By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A former friend and co-worker of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that Willis’ personal relationship with a special prosecutor began before he was hired in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: DA Fani Willis takes the stand in hearing that could disqualify her from Georgia 2020 election case By Kate Brumback, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case, angrily pushing back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with… Continue reading
Feb 02 Read the full Trump case court filing disclosing 'personal relationship' between Fani Willis and prosecutor A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, but she argues there are… Continue reading
Jan 29 Georgia House votes to revive prosecutor oversight panel as Democrats warn it would target Fani Willis By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia House members have passed a bill that would revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors. But Democrats warned that Monday's vote was aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of Trump. Continue reading
Jan 26 Georgia Senate creates special committee with subpoena power to investigate DA prosecuting Trump By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Republican senators say the panel is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others. Continue reading
Jan 25 Georgia lawmakers pass bill that would define antisemitism in state law The proposal seeks to adopt a definition of antisemitism that would help prosecutors identify hate crimes and illegal discrimination targeting Jewish people. Continue reading