Joyce Vance/Civil Discourse: Excellent review of prosecutorial procedure for large number of defendants, “working up the chain” to get the people at the top, and what is ahead for other Georgia defendants now that one has pled guilty and received a plea deal.
Posts published in September 2023
Scott Hall appears before Judge Scott McAfee on September 29, 2023 to enter into a plea deal agreement with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office. The audio is taken from this YouTube video. The Messenger has a good overview of the hearing and provides a copy of the agreement. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides additional information on the hearing.
Judge Scott McAfee holds a case management meeting on September 29, 2023 with the lawyers for Kenneth Cheseboro and Sidney Powell. The audio is taken from this YouTube video. The Messenger provides a good overview of the hearing.
The Messenger: Georgia Judge Rules Trump’s Alleged False Elector Scheme Architect Can Keep His Lawyer – Kenneth Chesebro’s lawyer previously represented Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whom Trump pressured to ‘find 11,780 votes’ in Georgia
The Messenger: Pro-Trump Lawyer Isn’t Immune from Georgia RICO Prosecution and Can’t Suppress His Emails, Judge Rules – Attorneys for Kenneth Chesebro, the alleged architect of a false-electors scheme, received back-to-back defeats just as he appeared once again in court
The Messenger: Georgia Judge Sets Speedy RICO Trial Schedule for Pro-Trump Attorneys, Signaling a Very Busy October Ahead – The trial of Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell in the sweeping Georgia election-racketeering case is slated to begin next month after they requested expedited proceedings under the state’s Speedy Trial Act (story covers details of Judge Scott McAfee’s case management meeting with lawyers for Kenneth Cheseboro and Sidney Powell)
The Messenger: WATCH LIVE: Georgia Hearing on Pro-Trump Lawyers’ Upcoming RICO Trial – Link to video of case management hearing today with Judge Scott McAfee and lawyers for Kenneth Cheseboro and Sidney Powell)
The Messenger: First Trump Co-Defendant in Georgia Case Pleads Guilty – Scott Hall was charged with seven state felony counts in the Georgia election-racketeering case. He pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts following a plea deal with prosecutors. (Story includes video of proceeding and link to order)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Federal judge sends four Trump defendants back to Fulton County court – DOJ lawyer and three Trump electors denied move to federal court
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: First Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Fulton election case -Bail bondsman Scott Hall was charged in Coffee County data breach
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Judge in Trump racketeering case denies motion to suppress evidence – Jury selection to start in Chesebro-Powell trial Oct. 20
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ANALYSIS: What Trump’s decision to keep case in Fulton could mean
The Messenger: Pro-Trump Lawyer Facing Trial in Georgia Alleges Fani Willis’ Team Full of ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’ – Sidney Powell accused the Fulton County District Attorney of prosecutorial misconduct including failing to present exculpatory evidence in a 20-page motion Wednesday night (link to motion)
The Messenger: Trump Will Not Seek To Push Georgia Case to Federal Court, Attorney Says – Former President Donald Trump has opted to fight the Georgia election charges in state court (link to motion)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: BREAKING: Trump will not seek to move Fulton case to federal court (link to motion)
CNN: Donald Trump tells judge he will not try to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: For Rudy Giuliani, legal troubles multiply – One of the most prominent defendants in the Fulton County election probe is beset by a slew of legal problems and is struggling to pay attorneys or even comply with a judge’s orders.
The Messenger: Trump’s Georgia Prosecutor Fires Back at Efforts to Have RICO Case Charges Dismissed – Fani Willis filed a series of responses this week to motions from Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell seeking to dismiss the underlying Fulton County DA’s charges (includes links to motions and responses)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Judge in Trump RICO case orders protections for jurors (includes link to order)
The Messenger: Georgia Judge Rules That Trump Trial Juror Names Be Kept Private – Jurors in the Georgia election-racketeering case will be identified by number, rather than by name, in public court proceedings, a judge ruled Monday (includes link to order)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Chesebro moves to suppress key evidence in Trump election case – In a motion filed Thursday, attorney Kenneth Chesebro’s lawyers sought to exclude five legal memos and emails Chesebro wrote on behalf of former President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in late 2020 and early 2021.
The Messenger: Pro-Trump Lawyer Names RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel and Van Jones Among 50-Plus Potential Defense Witnesses For Georgia Trial – Trump campaign lawyer Boris Epshteyn and former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik are also listed as witnesses for Kenneth Chesebro’s defense