Judge rejects Meadows’ bid to move Georgia 2020 election racketeering case to federal court
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asked a federal court judge to remove his 2020 presidential election interference case from state prosecutors’ hands. Drew Angerer/Getty Images (file photo) Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows suffered a legal setback Friday afternoon when a federal judge ordered that his Fulton County…
Fulton grand jury recommended charges against Perdue and Loeffler in 2020 election case
Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue share the stage at a campaign event in Forsyth County in November 2020. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This story was updated Sept. 8 at 5:01 p.m. A Fulton County special grand jury recommended that prosecutors file criminal charges against former Georgia U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and South…
Biden to nominate former FAA deputy to lead aviation agency
The FAA has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since Stephen Dickson left office at the end of March 2022. Courtesy Hartsfield-Jackson International Facebook page President Joe Biden chose a new nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday, months after the U.S. Senate blocked his first choice. Biden intends to nominate Michael G. Whitaker,…
Georgia GOP state senator rallies allies in call to punish Fulton DA over 2020 election indictments
Demonstrators gather outside the Georgia Capitol to call for a special session to investigate Fulton DA Fani Willis. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder One group of Georgia state lawmakers is calling for a special legislative session to defund, investigate, impeach or otherwise punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she charged former president Donald Trump and…
Bookman: More evidence for Tooth Fairy than Georgia 2020 election fraud
Columnist Jay Bookman opines that unlike the widespread belief by Georgia Republicans that the state’s 2020 election was rife with fraud, there is at least some evidence for the existence of the tooth fairy. Getty Images According to a poll conducted last month by the University of Georgia, 63% of Georgia Republican voters still claim…
Fulton 19 DA predicts four-month trial, 150 witnesses. Judge rejects co-defendant severance.
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee hears motions from attorneys representing Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool Two defendants charged in the Fulton County 2020 election interference racketeering case are set to go to trial on Oct. 23 after a judge on Wednesday…