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.
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Documents
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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's Trials and Tribulations: What Happens Now?
Listen to yesterday's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations" as a podcast. -
Lawfare Daily: Trump Trials and Tribulations Weekly Round-up (September 5, 2024)
Listen to this week's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations." -
Lawfare Daily: Trump Trials and Tribulations Weekly Round-up (August 15, 2024)
Listen to this week's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations."
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