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Bad News for Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman

Calif. judge finds the alleged author of the Jan. 6 memo preliminarily culpable of misconduct

(Newser) - Multiple defendants have already made guilty pleas regarding the Georgia case that alleges former President Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. There are quite a few stragglers who haven't yet been offered plea deals, including ex-Trump attorney John Eastman, who now finds himself getting some not-great news in...

Another Trump Attorney Pleads Guilty in Georgia

Jenna Ellis reaches a deal with prosecutors over 2020 election

(Newser) - Jenna Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday and pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia, per the AP . Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter into a plea deal, was...

Trump Co-Defendant Chesebro Pleads Guilty

Deal comes as jury selection was getting underway in Georgia

(Newser) - Another big plea deal in the Georgia case against Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants: Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Trump's loss in the state in...

Powell Took the Plea Deal. Looks Like He Didn't

Sources: Kenneth Chesebro, co-defendant in Georgia election interference case, rebuffed offer

(Newser) - Attorney Sidney Powell accepted a plea deal from Georgia prosecutors on Thursday over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in favor of former President Trump. Powell was supposed to stand trial with another co-defendant, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, but he'll apparently be going it solo now: A source tells NBC...

Sidney Powell&#39;s Plea May Be &#39;Very Bad News&#39; for Trump
Sidney Powell's Plea May Be
'Very Bad News' for Trump
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Oct 19, 2023 2:02 PM CDT

Sidney Powell's Plea May Be 'Very Bad News' for Trump

Former Trump attorney may be called to testify against the former president

(Newser) - Tuesday's guilty plea in Georgia by former Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell is being called a big win for prosecutors and a big loss for the former president, per the New York Times . "I think it's very bad news for Trump," says Georgia State University law...

Sidney Powell Takes a Plea, Must Apologize to Georgians

She gets 6 years of probation, must testify in the election interference case

(Newser) - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating...

Georgia DA: Doxxing Won&#39;t Stop Me
Fani Willis:
I Keep Getting Doxxed
Sep 27, 2023 7:55 AM CDT

Fani Willis: I Keep Getting Doxxed

Georgia DA talks threats directed at her and her loved ones amid Trump prosecution

(Newser) - It wasn't only members of a grand jury who received threats in response to the Georgia indictment of former President Trump. Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who is prosecuting cases against Trump and other high-profile figures including rappers Young Thug and YFN Lucci, says she and her...

Rudy Giuliani's Ex-Lawyers Sue, Say He Owes Them $1.3M

Giuliani's financial troubles continue to mount

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's former attorneys say he owes them more than $1.3 million, and they're suing him to get it. Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, a law firm that has recently represented Giuliani amid his various legal troubles, says Giuliani has so far paid only $214,000 of his...

Georgia Judge's Decision Spares Trump a Trial Next Month

Ruling separates two who wanted a speedy trial from the former president and 16 others

(Newser) - It's a break for Donald Trump: The former president will not have to go on trial next month in his Georgia indictment . Instead, only two of the 19 defendants will do so—former Trump attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, reports the New York Times . Those two requested a...

Judge Rejects Moving Meadows Case to Federal Court

Ruling keeps election interference case in Fulton County Superior Court

(Newser) - Mark Meadows' attempt to have his election interference case moved from a Georgia court to a federal one failed Friday. US District Judge Steve C. Jones rejected the motion by Meadows, former President Trump's onetime chief of staff, the Washington Post reports. Several of Meadows' codefendants have hearings coming...

Grand Jury Recommended Charges Against Graham

But Georgia prosecutors opted not to bring an indictment against the GOP senator

(Newser) - It appears Lindsey Graham dodged a legal bullet in Georgia. The special grand jury that investigated former President Trump recommended charging many more people who did not ultimately get indicted, including the South Carolina senator, two former senators from Georgia (Kelly Loeffler and David Purdue), and longtime Trump ally Michael...

Trump Signals He'll Try to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court

New filing says he 'may' do so, which could improve his chances at trial

(Newser) - Donald Trump is widely expected to try to move his Georgia case from state to federal court, and a new legal filing includes the strongest signal yet that he intends to do so. "President Trump hereby notifies the Court that he may seek removal of his prosecution to federal...

Giuliani Pleads Not Guilty, Avoiding a Georgia Court Date

More than half the defendants, including Trump, have done the same

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani filed a not guilty plea on Friday to charges that he illegally tried to overturn Georgia's results in the 2020 presidential election, along with Donald Trump and their other codefendants. Giuliani waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing scheduled for next week; Trump and at...

Judge: Trump's Georgia Trial Will Be Streamed on YouTube

Also Thursday, the former president pleaded not guilty in the sprawling case

(Newser) - When former President Trump goes on trial in Georgia, the world apparently will be able to follow along on YouTube. The judge presiding over the case ruled Thursday that the proceedings will be live-streamed on the court's YouTube channel, reports WSB-TV . Other media outlets will be allowed to have...

Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Case

Former president won't have to appear in court next week at arraignment hearing

(Newser) - Former President Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, per the AP . That means he won't have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior...

Trump Faces 'Easter Egg' Complication in Georgia Case

His desire to move it to federal court may be undercut by timeline of the allegations

(Newser) - The indictments against Donald Trump are out. Now comes the legal wrangling to figure out crucial details, including when the trials might be held and in which jurisdictions. On Monday morning, the judge in Trump's federal election interference case set a trial date of March 4, 2024 , which just...

5 Takes on &#39;The Mug Shot&#39;
5 Takes on 'The Mug Shot'
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Aug 25, 2023 1:44 PM CDT

5 Takes on 'The Mug Shot'

'He gave his haters nothing,' writes one observer

(Newser) - Donald Trump's mug shot was, not surprisingly, a big topic of conversation Friday. Some samples:
  • A payoff: The "photo offers a rough visage, formidable and extremely serious—which is what I assume he was going for," writes Mark Leibovich at the Atlantic . "He made an effort
...

Trump Tweets for First Time in 2.5 Years

He returns to the site now known as X to post his mugshot

(Newser) - Former President Trump has returned to X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, firing off his first message in 2 1/2 years shortly after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on charges he conspired to overturn his election loss, the AP reports. He posted a photo of his...

As Georgia Awaits Trump, He Names His 'Arrest Time'

Former president is apparently planning to turn himself in at 7:30pm

(Newser) - Updated with new details. It's booking day at Georgia's Fulton County Jail, with supporters and critics of former President Trump awaiting his arrival to turn himself in over charges he illegally tried to overturn the 2020 election results. Details:
  • Evening target: Trump wrote on Truth Social that his
...

Trump Shakes Up Legal Team Ahead of Georgia Surrender

Supporters gather outside Fulton County Jail

(Newser) - Donald Trump is expected to surrender to authorities in Georgia Thursday—and he'll be doing so with a new top lawyer on his legal team in the state. CNN reports that Trump has replaced Drew Findling with another high-profile Atlanta attorney, Steven Sadow. Findling negotiated Trump's $200,000...

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