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Trump’s Presidential Records Act argument could be resurrected at trial even as the judge denied his motion to dismissThe federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s prosecution on charges of retaining classified documents denied his effort to have the case dismissed on the contention that the Presidential Records Act allowed him to transform them as personal property and possess them at his Mar-a-Lago club.The ruling by...

Judge Scott McAfee allows Fulton county district attorney to continue as long as special prosecutor Nathan Wade resignsGet the latest court developments delivered to your inboxA judge in Georgia has ruled that the district attorney Fani Willis can continue to head the prosecution of Donald Trump for trying to undermine the 2020 presidential election in the state, as long as a top deputy agreed...

The Fulton county DA argues her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade is not a conflict – judge will rule on whether that mattersIs the appearance of impropriety enough to change the trajectory of the Donald Trump trial in Georgia?That’s one legal question Scott McAfee, the Fulton county superior court judge, will wrestle with as he contemplates whether to throw the Fulton county district...

Willis and her special prosecutor Nathan Wade took the stand during a stormy hearing about the pair’s romantic relationshipOn the first day of a heated hearing, the Fulton county district attorney Fani Willis and her deputy, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, took the stand, hoping to put an end to the allegations that their past relationship threatens the criminal case against Donald Trump and his...

Hearing provides new hurdle for Fulton county DA: county administrators have not handed over key subpoenaed documentsA blockbuster hearing with details of Fulton county district attorney Fani Willis’s relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade will go forward Thursday, after the presiding judge chose not to immediately quash subpoenas for their testimony.But the hearing revealed a possible new hurdle for Willis: county administrators have not...

Nathan Wade enters ‘temporary agreement’ with estranged wife and avoids testifying on reported relationship with DA Fani WillisNathan Wade, the lead prosecutor in the case against Donald Trump over his alleged plot to overturn the 2020 election has entered into a “temporary agreement” with his estranged wife, according to a filing posted on social media. This agreement means that special prosecutor Wade will avoid...

Many county systems are inoperative, but the district attorney’s office says the racketeering case against the ex-president is secureOfficials said court and other systems in Georgia’s most populous county were hacked over the weekend, interrupting routine operations, but the district attorney’s office said the racketeering case against former president Donald Trump was unaffected.Fulton county, which includes most of Atlanta, was experiencing a “widespread system...

Motion comes after Fulton county district attorney made remarks decrying allegations of affair with one of her deputiesDonald Trump accused on Thursday the Fulton county district attorney of inflaming racial animus to distract from allegations relating to an an affair with one of her deputies, as he joined a motion seeking to disqualify her from prosecuting him for 2020 election interference in Georgia.The filing,...