Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case
An attorney for Donald Trump says heโs optimistic an appellate review will lead to the Georgia 2020 election interference case against him being dismissed and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis being disqualified.
Trump seeks to appeal decision not to disqualify district attorney from Georgia election case
Former President Donald Trump and other defendants in Georgiaโs election interference case are seeking to appeal a judgeโs ruling not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from their prosecution.
What to know about judge's ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump's Georgia election case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can prosecute Donald Trump on charges that he interfered with Georgiaโs 2020 election now that a special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship has withdrawn from the case.
Website warning of cyberattack in Georgiaโs largest county removed after it confused some voters
Officials in Georgia's most populous county have removed a banner from their website warning of an โunexpected IT outageโ after it created confusion on the final day of voting for the presidential primary.
Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers
A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trumpโs administration have entered the district attorneyโs race in Fulton County, Georgia, where the former president is being prosecuted.
Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case
A Georgia judge has scheduled a hearing on a motion to bar Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from continuing to pursue her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.
Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship
A defense attorney who has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has had an inappropriate romantic relationship with a special prosecutor hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump has called the two to testify at a hearing next month.
Could Georgia's Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?
Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgiaโs 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case.
Trump attorney says trial during campaign would be 'election interference' if he is GOP nominee
An attorney for former President Donald Trump says it would amount to โelection interferenceโ if his client is the Republican nominee for president while on trial in Georgia in the months running up to the general election.
Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case
A lawyer for a former elections director charged alongside former President Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn Georgiaโs 2020 election says he released videos of prosecutorsโ interviews with some of their codefendants because he thought they helped his client and the public had the right to see them.
The Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects his trial to be underway over Election Day
The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the stateโs 2020 election says she expects his trial will be underway over Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025.
Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case
Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case to hash out what will be asked on a lengthy questionnaire when the first group of 450 prospective jurors arrives at the courthouse later this week.
Trump wonโt be tried with Powell and Chesebro next month in Georgia election case
Donald Trump won't face trial next month in Georgia after a judge ruled Thursday that the former president and 16 others accused of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election will be tried separately from two lawyers in the case.
Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pursued charges against roughly half of the people recommended to her by a special grand jury tasked with investigating efforts to overturn Georgiaโs 2020 presidential election.
Fani Willis accuses Rep. Jim Jordan of 'partisan misrepresentations' over inquiry of election case
The Georgia prosecutor who has brought charges accusing former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election has sent a scathing letter to a congressman leading an inquiry into her investigation.
WATCH LIVE: First hearing in GA election subversion case
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is presiding over the trial against former President Donald Trump and 18 other co-defendants. A hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday could answer the question of how soon a trial could begin, and how quickly it will move.
61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement
Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against an Atlanta-area proposed police and firefighter training facility that critics call โCop City.โ.
Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail
Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail in Atlanta before the deadline at noon Friday.
Trump speaks out after being booked, released from Fulton County Jail on chargers to overturn 2020 election loss
Hours after former President Donald Trump was booked and released from the Fulton County Jail Thursday on multiple charges related to meddling in the 2020 presidential election, he spoke out against the claims.
Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case
A conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power has turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the then-presidentโs 2020 election loss.
Atlanta begins to brace for the potential of a new Trump indictment as soon as next week
Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a new indictment that could come as soon as next week in a Georgia prosecutorโs investigation into the Republican ex-presidentโs efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge
A judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.
A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia's 2020 election
A new grand jury sworn in Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Georgia judge orders prosecutors to reply to Trump challenge
A Georgia judge is ordering the Fulton County district attorneyโs office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the stateโs 2020 presidential election.
Breaches of voting machine data raise worries for midterms
The revelation earlier this week that federal prosecutors are involved in investigations of suspected voting system breaches across the U.S. is fueling questions about the security of voting machines just two months before the midterm elections.
Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach
The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about a breach of voting equipment in a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.
Judge won't quash subpoenas for Georgia false electors
A judge says Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump had won the state in 2020 and that they were the stateโs โduly elected and qualifiedโ electors will have to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether the former president and others illegally tried to interfere in the stateโs election.
GOP's election inquiry: Courts, conspiracies and more costs
A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvaniaโs 2020 presidential election spurred on by former President Donald Trumpโs baseless claims of election fraud has spawned several court cases as it expands, grows in cost and shows signs it will drag well into 2022.
Judges approve special grand jury in Georgia election probe
Judges have approved a request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor whoโs investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Bidenโs presidential election victory.
Election officials face fines, charges in GOP voting laws
The county officials who run elections are facing a slate of new punishments as part of a nationwide Republican campaign to roll back access to the ballot, months after many hailed them as heroes for the creative ways they expanded voting access last year during the coronavirus outbreak.
EXPLAINER: What does Georgiaโs new GOP election law do?
The sweeping rewrite of Georgiaโs election rules that was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trumpโs repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.
Man wanted in Georgia killing arrested in Palm Coast traffic stop
A traffic stop Wednesday night in Palm Coast led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man wanted in a homicide case out of Georgia, authorities said Thursday. It happened about 11 p.m. Wednesday when a Flagler County Sheriffโs deputy pulled over a white Dodge Charger that was clocked at 63 miles per hour in a 50-mph zone on State Road 100, according to the Flagler County Sheriffโs Office. After picking up on the smell of marijuana coming from the car, deputies detained the driver and asked the passenger to get out of the car, deputies said. It wasnโt until after he was repeatedly stunned that deputies were able to handcuff Moore and take him into custody. In a statement, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said this arrest serves as a reminder that there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop, saying things could have turned out much worse.
Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience
Her office confirmed that the probe includes a call in which Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to โfindโ enough votes to overturn Joe Bidenโs win in the state. Following the November general election, Trump refused to accept his loss by about 12,000 votes in Georgia, long a Republican stronghold. In a Jan. 2 telephone conversation with Raffensperger, Trump repeatedly suggested Raffensperger could change the certified results of the presidential election, an assertion the secretary of state firmly rejected. โBJayโ Pak, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Atlanta, was a โnever-Trumperโ โ a term often used for conservative critics of Trump. Thatโs just logical.โPrior to his call with Raffensperger, Trump tried unsuccessfully to pressure others in Georgia.
Georgia GOP senators propose overhaul of stateโs election laws
Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta on Jan. 5. ATLANTA โ A group of Republican state senators want to make sweeping changes to how elections are carried out in the peach state. The bill comes after a large increase in mail voting, spurred on by the coronavirus pandemic, helped propel Democrats to victory in Novemberโs presidential election and in two Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoffs. State election officials have said unequivocally that there was no widespread fraud or irregularities in mail voting, despite relentless false claims by former President Donald Trump and his allies. Fair Fight, a voting rights group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams, slammed the proposals.
Trump pressured Georgia to โfind the fraudโ in earlier call
It occurred as election officials were conducting an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County. Trump pressed the investigator to look into Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that contains most of Atlanta. AdVarious election officials across the country and Trumpโs former attorney general, William Barr, have said there was no widespread fraud in the election. During another call in early December, Trump pressed Georgia Gov. In last weekโs call with Raffensperger, Trump urged the secretary of state to change the certified results.
EXPLAINER: How Democrats won Georgiaโs 2 Senate runoffs
The call was made after an analysis of outstanding ballots showed there was no way for Perdue, who was seeking a second term, to overtake Ossoffโs lead. Tens of thousands of outstanding votes remain to be counted, but the vast majority were in six Democratic-leaning counties that Ossoff was winning. Many of the ballots left to be counted were mail votes, a form of voting that overwhelmingly favored Ossoff. The remaining votes left to be counted in Republican-leaning areas that favored Perdue were not enough for him to catch up. Until Warnock, a Democrat hadn't won a U.S. Senate contest in the state since former Georgia Gov.
Georgia poll worker in hiding after false claims online
It claims to show a poll worker crumpling up an absentee ballot. Barron also said the worker was in hiding after being harassed online due to the false claims. THE FACTS: Election officials say the poll worker in the video did not crumple or discard a ballot. The poll worker appears to gesture in an animated way, and then crumple up a small piece of paper. The poll workerโs assignment was to use a cutting machine to open the outer envelopes and separate them from interior envelopes.
As Biden pulls ahead of Trump in Georgia, state says there will likely be a recount
ATLANTA โ Democrat Joe Biden took a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia early Friday morning. State officials couldnโt immediately provide the number of uncured absentee ballots. Provisional lists are kept at the county level, and there are thousands outstanding statewide that county officials will decide on whether to count by Friday. Donald Trump Jr. spoke Thursday evening at an event in Atlanta, along with several Georgia elected officials and decried the process. Meanwhile, outside the State Farm Arena where the final Georgia votes are being counted, we have a growing crowd.
2020 Latest: Biden says 'no one' will take US democracy away
The nation is waiting to learn whether Biden or Trump will collect the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the presidency. As the hearing unfolded Thursday evening, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden were locked in a tight battle for the 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania. Trump last appeared in public early Wednesday, when he falsely declared victory over Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race. The presidential race has not yet been called because neither Trump nor Biden has yet collected the requisite 270 Electoral College votes. Still, Trumpโs campaign has held out hope that continued counting in Arizona could overcome a Biden lead in the state.
Spotlight on Georgia as stateโs 16 electoral votes remain at stake
Meanwhile, outside the State Farm Arena where the final Georgia votes are being counted, we have a growing crowd. At stake in Georgia are 16 electoral votes. The lawsuit alleges that a Republican observer watched a poll worker take unprocessed absentee ballots from a back room and mix them into processed absentee ballots waiting to be tabulated. In Georgia, ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to count. In the race to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, Democrat Joe Biden currently has 264 while Trump has 214.
Trump files lawsuit in Georgia, seeking to pause vote count
The lawsuit alleges that a Republican observer watched a poll worker take unprocessed absentee ballots from a back room and mix them into processed absentee ballots waiting to be tabulated. In Georgia, ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day in order to count. Another 1.5 million absentee ballots had been received and accepted. Some 80,000 absentee ballots in Gwinnett County need further review after a software malfunction with the machines scanning the countyโs unique two-page ballots. In DeKalb County, while results are nearing completion at 99% reported, some absentee ballots still need to be tabulated.
Arenas, stadiums find new life as safer options for voting
Jen Cox poses for a photo on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, after voting early at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. โThis was an amazing, fantastic experience,โ Jen Cox said after voting at State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks were the first NBA team to commit their arena for early voting. There are 30 early voting locations scattered around Fulton County, which stretches 70 miles (112 kilometers) north to south. Florida has early voting at venues used by the NBAโs Orlando Magic, the NHLโs Tampa Bay Lightning and the NFLโs Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Technical problems arise as early voting starts in Georgia
ATLANTA โ Long lines of people eager to cast ballots formed as early in-person voting began in Georgia on Monday, and problems soon developed in the state's most populous county. By mid-morning, the problem appeared to have been resolved and the lines had cleared at the arena, which is the largest early voting site in the state with 300 voting machines. Some people lined up before dawn to be among the first to participate in early in-person voting, which runs through Oct. 30 in Georgia. While voters must vote at their assigned polling place on Election Day, they can vote at any voting site in the county where they live during early voting. With record turnout expected for this year's presidential election and fears about exposure to the coronavirus, election officials and advocacy groups have been encouraging people to vote early, either in person or by absentee ballot.
Georgia's Fulton County works to avoid another vote debacle
In this June 9, 2020 file photo, people wait to vote in the Georgia's primary election at Park Tavern in Atlanta. With nearly 790,000 active voters, Fulton County accounts for about 11% of the stateโs electorate. The night of the primary, Fulton County elections director Rick Barron spoke frankly with reporters about challenges his staff faced. Fulton County will add 91 polling locations, bringing the total from 164 in June to 255 in November. It's just one step state election officials are taking to help make the November election run smoothly in Fulton County and elsewhere, Harvey said.
4 additional COVID-19 deaths in Southeast Georgia among 96 in state
The Georgia Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 96 additional coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the total number in the state to 4,669. The 7-day average of deaths reached an all-time high of 73 per day on Thursday before beginning to come down. The DeKalb County school district announced Friday that it was delaying athletics, marching bands and cheerleading until the end of September, although the groups will continue to train. High school football teams elsewhere in the state are supposed to start playing on Sept. 4. The Savannah-Chatham County school district said Friday that a football player at Beach High in Savannah tested positive for COVID-19 and the whole team and coaches are in quarantine.
Former officer who shot Rayshard Brooks sues over firing
In this booking photo made available Thursday, June 18, 2020 by the Fulton County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges. Rolfe was fired after the shooting. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks seeks bail
In this booking photo made available Thursday, June 18, 2020 by the Fulton County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction, was charged with felony murder and 10 other charges. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office via AP)ATLANTA The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is set to appear in court Tuesday to ask a judge to release him from jail while his case is pending. An autopsy found Brooks was shot twice in the back. Felony murder is punishable by a minimum sentence of life in prison.
News4Jax crime and safety expert analyzes fatal police shooting in Atlanta
The Fulton County (Georgia) District Attorney says a decision on whether to bring charges against the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks could come Wednesday. Brooks, 27, was shot and killed by Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe on Friday night after police moved to handcuff him for suspected driving under the influence. News4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson, a former police officer, watched the encounter and offered this analysis. This is going to have to be carefully examined by the District Attorney of Georgia based on Georgia laws. Jefferson also believes this latest shooting will lead to discussions nationwide about developing some sort of guidelines and training about the escalation of police-involved incidents.
2 more Atlanta officers fired after students pulled from car
(Fulton County Sheriffs Office via AP)ATLANTA โ Two more Atlanta police officers were fired Wednesday over an incident in which two college students were pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality, authorities said. The four fired officers and two others face criminal charges stemming from the incident. Video shows the officers shouting at the students, firing Tasers at them and dragging them from the car. The two students are rising seniors at historically black colleges near downtown Atlanta, Young at Morehouse College and Pilgrim at Spelman College. All of the charged officers are black except for Claud, whoโs white.
Fired Atlanta officers file suit against mayor, police chief
Atlanta Chief Erika Shields fired two officers and benched three others involved in an incident with two college students during protests in the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020. Former Investigators Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter sued Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Police Chief Erika Shields on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that the officers were fired in violation of the city's code, without investigation, proper notice or a pre-disciplinary hearing. In their lawsuit, the fired officers seek reinstatement to their jobs, as well as back pay and benefits. The suit states that the officers were denied due process, and that the other officers who โengaged in substantially similar conductโ were not dismissed.