Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Fulton DA previews witnesses for first Trump RICO trial – The District Attorney’s office filed petitions seeking testimony from six witnesses who live outside of Georgia. Among them was Boris Epshteyn, a lawyer in former President Donald Trump’s inner circle; former Atlanta libel attorney Lin Wood; and several GOP officials in other swing states that Trump contested three years ago.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia Republican Party ramps up legal spending for indicted electors – The state party has ramped up fundraising to defend its GOP electors indicted in the Trump case, and federal reports show it spent about $370,000 in July and August on legal fees. Earlier this summer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Georgia GOP had spent more than $500,000 on legal fees in the first half of 2023, much of it to represent those involved in the Trump investigation.
The Messenger: Trump’s Georgia Prosecutor and Former President’s Co-Defendants Take Their Final Swings in Battle to Dismiss RICO Case Before Trial Starts – Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee will hear arguments Thursday on pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell’s pre-trial motions in the Georgia election-racketeering case
The Messenger: Georgia Judge to Hear Pro-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell’s Arguments to Dismiss Racketeering Charges – Powell’s attorney, Brian Rafferty, is arguing that racketeering charges against Powell should be dismissed for “prosecutorial misconduct,” in addition to filing a motion known as a “Brady motion” requesting the state reveal potential exculpatory evidence. The hearing will be today (Thursday 10/5/2023 at 1:30pm EST).
The Messenger: Georgia Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against Pro-Trump Attorney Sidney Powell – Defense attorney failed to have charges against Powell dismissed in the Georgia election racketeering case against Trump and 17 other co-defendants in a heated hearing Thursday
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Judge rejects Sidney Powell’s request to dismiss charges