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Kate Brumback The Associated Press

October 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Powell Pleads Guilty in Deal With Prosecutors Over Efforts to Overturn Trump Loss in Georgia

Sidney Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers and Judge Hash Out Juror Questions for Powell and Chesebro Trial in Georgia Election Case

Lawyers for Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro 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 on Friday.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

October 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Declines to Block Parts of Ga. Election Law While Legal Challenges Play Out

The lawsuits assert that parts of the law deny Black voters equal access to voting and violate the U.S. Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Alex Jones, Ronna McDaniel Potential Witnesses in Powell and Chesebro's Ga. Trial

The two attorneys are being tried separately from the others because they invoked their right to have a speedy trial. A group of 450 potential jurors has been instructed to show up on Oct. 20 to begin the process of seating a jury.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Bail Bondsman Charged Alongside Trump in Ga. Becomes First Defendant to Take a Plea Deal

As part of the deal, Scott Hall will receive five years of probation and agreed to testify in further proceedings.

By Kate Brumback / The Associated Press

3 minute read

September 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers Say 3 Republicans Who Falsely Said Trump Won Georgia Were 'Contingent' Electors, Not Fake

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones heard arguments on why David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham believe the case against them should be tried in federal court rather than in Fulton County Superior Court.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

September 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Updated: Fake Electors Want Ga. Election Subversion Charges Against Them to Be Moved to Federal Court

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones is set to hear arguments Wednesday on why David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham believe the case against them should be tried in federal court rather than in Fulton County Superior Court. Jones already rejected a similar effort from Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who has appealed that ruling.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

5 minute read

September 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Updated: Ex-DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark Acted Within the Scope of Official Duties in Ga. Case, Lawyer Says

Harry MacDougald, an attorney for Clark, characterized the situation as a disagreement among lawyers. It is not within the authority of a state prosecutor to peer into confidential deliberations at the Justice Department or the White House and "pick a winner and a loser and indict the loser," he told the judge.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

6 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Trump Waives Right to Speedy Trial as Fulton DA Seeks to Try Him With 18 Others Next Month

The filings are part of the legal maneuvering as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis seeks to try all 19 defendants together starting next month. Most of the defendants have sought to separate their cases from some or all of the others.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Trump Won't Be Tried With Powell and Chesebro Next Month in Georgia Election Case, Fulton Judge Rules

Lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro had filed demands for a speedy trial, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set their trial to begin Oct. 23. Trump and other defendants had asked to be tried separately from Powell and Chesebro, with some saying they could not be ready by the late October trial date.

By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press

4 minute read


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