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...prosecutor”, McAfee said in his ruling....
...The Fulton County district attorney’s office and Wade did not respond to a request for comment....
...established in his department....
...But a prosecutor told Cannon that a trial in that timeframe would not run afoul of that unwritten rule because charges had already been filed....
...During her press conference late on Monday night, Willis — who took office in 2021 as the first woman to serve as district attorney in majority-black Fulton County — explained the indictment in detail....
...“[W]e have never suggested that the president, or any other official, has an immunity that extends beyond the scope of any action taken in an official capacity,” the justices wrote in 1997....
...Trump left office in January 2021, days after a mob of his outraged supporters stormed the US Capitol....
...“We’re not gonna do anything,” one official said. “The whole corner-crossing stuff is so up-in-the-air in the state.”...
...Those same events are the subject of a second grand jury investigation taking place in Fulton County, Georgia, where a charging decision is expected in the coming weeks....
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...Two weeks later, Trump and 18 others were indicted by prosecutors in Atlanta over efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 election defeat in Georgia....
...in the general election expected next year, according to officials....
...His involvement in the attempts to overturn the election results, as detailed in the House’s January 6 report, match the description of co-conspirator 4, who prosecutors say was “a justice department official...
...The 73-year-old leader will be seeking a third term in office in polls due early next year, at which his party is considered the favourite....
...Fani Willis, the Fulton county district attorney, said her office would this week ask the judge to set a trial date within the next six months....
...Meanwhile, the impact of the criminal trials that Trump will have to face as he wages his campaign for a second term in office is a big wild card in the race....
...“I will vote for Donald Trump no matter what they find him guilty of — he’s better than the clown that’s in the office now,” said Tom, who refused to give his name, as he walked back to his car with his...
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..., who was a lead prosecutor during special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation while Trump was in office....
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