Former federal prosecutor weighs in on impact of a possible Trump trial in Fulton County
With a member of the election board vowing to push for the Trump-Raffensperger call investigation to be sent to the Fulton County DA, Trump could face a local trial.
Author: Christopher Buchanan, Hope Ford
Published: 11:26 PM EST January 18, 2021
Updated: 2:40 PM EST January 19, 2021
ATLANTA — With at least one Georgia elections board member vowing to push for Trump to be tried by a local district attorney, questions have arisen about how such an unusual trial could play out.
On Monday, 11Alive spoke with a former federal prosecutor about what he thought of the possibility. Bret Williams owns BRW Law Group in Atlanta and is a former prosecutor for both the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of Georgia totaling 17 years.