Trump Prosecuted in Fulton County
On Aug. 14, 2023, former President Trump, along with 18 co-defendants, were indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County related to actions taken in Georgia to interfere with the 2020 presidential election.
Lawfare Analysis
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Sex, Lies, and Fulton County
The evidence does not support disqualifying District Attorney Fani Willis. But Nathan Wade needs to step aside. -
A New Player in Coffee County
Omissions by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation cast further doubt on its work product. -
What the GBI Missed in Coffee County
At almost 400 pages, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation report on the Coffee County caper looks impressive. It’s not. -
You Can Now Read the GBI’s Coffee Co. Report in Full
A high-altitude summary of the previously unreleased document on the voting system breach, published for the first time, on Lawfare. -
A Plea and a Letter: An Update From Coffee County
Two new developments in the Coffee County saga. -
Five Observations About the Georgia Special Purpose Grand Jury Report
Though less dramatic than the indictment, the report still gives rise to a number of insights into the case. -
In Fulton County, Fear Not Removal
The issue is complicated, but removal of the Fulton County case to federal court would not be a disaster—and is probably the right answer. -
The Legal Profession Reckons With Jan. 6
Among the co-conspirators identified by Jack Smith and Fani Willis are a great number of lawyers—many of whom are also facing potential professional sanctions. -
Removal in the Georgia Prosecution: A Low Bar but Weak Arguments
Trump and Meadows have a shot at removing their case to federal court—not because their arguments are good, but because the bar is low. -
The Fulton County Indictment: An Initial Examination
The document is unlike anything else pending against Trump in the scope of its allegations of criminality. -
What the Heck Happened in Coffee County, Georgia?
A detailed look back at the computer intrusion that features prominently in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s election interference indictment -
The (Many) Trials of Donald J. Trump
With civil and criminal cases underway in New York, Florida, D.C., and potentially Georgia—how is this all supposed to work? -
Does Donald Trump Have to Attend His Own Trial?
On the embarrassing state of Rule 43 law -
Debunking Trump’s Witch Hunt Theory
How do the many cases against Donald Trump, past, present, and likely to come, interact with or depart from one another? -
On Georgia State Law’s Presentments and the Special Purpose Grand Jury
Anna Bower explains another niche, yet surprisingly consequential, area of Georgia law—presentments.
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Court Dispatches
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Double Dispatch: Friday’s Hearings in South Florida and Fulton County
Five hundred miles apart, two courts held major hearings in Trump criminal cases. -
Showdown in Fulton County
We will learn a great deal today and tomorrow about how big a problem Fani Willis has in her case against Donald Trump. -
Judge McAfee: Don’t Lock Him Up
New terms for Harrison Floyd’s consent bond, and an answer to whether Gabriel Sterling enjoys being called a piece of fecal matter. -
Fake Crocodiles and Fake Electors in Fulton County
Another day, another hearing on whether Trump’s co-defendants can remove their cases to federal court. -
On Clerks and Caimans: Jeffrey Clark’s Removal Hearing
Just like Mark Meadows, Clark needs to establish three things to get his case into federal court. -
Chesebro’s Defense Counsel Doesn’t Skip Leg Day
And it looks like he may get to speak to the grand jurors who indicted his client. -
Mark Meadows Takes the Stand
A dispatch from the former White House chief of staff’s removal hearing in Atlanta. -
They’ll Be in the Room Where It Happens
The grand jury is seated in Fulton County. -
Fulton County Hearing Live-Blog
Judge Robert McBurney is hearing argument on whether the special purpose grand jury's report should be released to the public. Keep up with Anna Bower's live coverage of it here.
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Documents
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Fulton County DA Fani Willis Disqualified from the Trump Prosecution
A Georgia appeals court disqualified Willis over her relationship with Nathan Wade. -
Judge McAfee Rules Willis Can Stay If Wade Goes
Judge McAfee found that the defendants failed to establish an “actual conflict of interest.” -
Transcript of Jenna Ellis's Plea Hearing in Georgia
Jenna Ellis is the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty in the Fulton County 2020 election subversion case. -
Federal Judge Rejects Meadow’s Removal Request
Former chief of staff Mark Meadow’s bid to remove the Fulton County case against him to federal court was denied. -
Fulton County Grand Jury's Final Report Released
The report details alleged election interference committed by former President Donald Trump and others in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. -
Livestream: Fulton County Hearing on Severance Motions
Judge Scott McAfee's Motions Hearing for The State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump, et. al. -
Meadows Files Notice of Removal After Georgia Indictment
Meadows asserts that the conduct that the Georgia indictment alleges was unlawful was simply “part of his service as Chief of Staff.” -
Donald Trump Indicted in Fulton County
Former President Donald Trump and his advisors face charges for alleged criminal activity undertaken in the state of Georgia as a part of efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential electi...
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Recent Lawfare Podcasts
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Lawfare Daily: Trump Trials and Tribulations Weekly Round-up (August 15, 2024)
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