Kate Brumback The Associated Press

September 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Holding several lengthy trials instead would "create an enormous strain on the judicial resources" of the county superior court and would randomly favor the defendants tried later, who would have the advantage of seeing the state's evidence and arguments ahead of time, prosecutors wrote.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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September 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' decision to seek charges against 19 people, as opposed to the 39 suggested to her, was likely a combination of factors, from constitutional protections to streamlining her case against other defendants.

By Meg Kinnard and Kate Brumback / The Associated Press

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September 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta wrote in a 49-page ruling that Meadows "has not met even the 'quite low' threshold" to move his case to federal court, noting that the question was whether the actions at issue were related to his role as a federal official.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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September 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The letter from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee and a close ally of Trump's, came in response to one he sent last month expressing concerns about the motivations behind her investigation and demanding that she provide certain documents by Thursday.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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September 08, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The nine-page report showed jurors recommended charges against 39 people, compared to the 18 who were charged along with former President Donald Trump. The names of those not indicted included Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, former U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

7 minute read

September 07, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Since lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell have both filed speedy trial demands, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said their trial would begin Oct. 23, but he seemed skeptical of prosecutors' arguments that all 19 defendants could be tried together that soon.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had scheduled arraignment hearings for Wednesday for Meadows, former President Donald Trump and the other 17 people charged last month in a sprawling indictment. By midday Tuesday, all of the defendants had filed paperwork pleading not guilty in filings with the court and waived their rights to an arraignment hearing.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

In filing his not guilty plea with the court, the former New York mayor and Trump attorney also waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing set for Sept. 6. He joins the former president and at least 10 others in forgoing a trip to Atlanta to appear before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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August 31, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set arraignment hearings for Trump and the 18 others charged in the case for Sept. 6. A court filing waiving arraignment means Trump won't have to show up for that.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

August 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online

A lawyer for Harrison William Prescott Floyd on Tuesday negotiated a $100,000 bond with the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

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