Former President Donald Trump's legal team argued in court Friday that the Georgia election interference case should be thrown out because it violates the First Amendment, and that if he wins the 2024 election, the trial would have to be postponed until the end of his second presidential term.
A Douglas County, Georgia, probate judge's contentious working relationship with the county's now-retired chief judge, who she suggested was a racist and should retire after her after-hours courthouse access was temporarily revoked, took center stage Wednesday as she testified in the state judicial watchdog's sweeping ethics case against her.
The trial of a Georgia probate judge accused of violating the state's Code of Judicial Conduct on social media and in her dealings with her homeowners association continued Tuesday after a two-month hiatus, with the director of the state's judicial watchdog agency dropping 10 additional ethics charges against the judge.
A Fulton County judge on Tuesday declined to revoke the bond of one of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, rejecting a bid by District Attorney Fani Willis, who personally argued he should be jailed over recent social media posts about witnesses in the case.
An attorney for one of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in their Georgia election interference case admitted during a hearing Wednesday that he shared videos with the media made by defendants who'd taken plea deals, saying he believed the public had a "right to know" what was in them.