Blayne Alexander

ATLANTA — Officials investigating the recent cyberattack on Fulton County government systems are seeking to determine whether there is any connection to the election interference case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, a county official with knowledge of the situation said. So far, there has been no proof of a connection, the official said. The hack did not affect material related to the case against Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants, said a spokesperson for District Attor…

ATLANTA — A group of attorneys and ethics experts has filed a motion defending Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as former President Donald Trump urges the court to remove her from his Georgia election interference case. In the court filing, 17 signers argued that the allegations that Willis benefited financially from a personal relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade do not constitute grounds for removal. “We have no independent knowledge whether there was a personal relation…

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday filed proposed supplemental information consisting of an analysis of cell phone records from before Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade said their relationship began. Criminal defense investigator Charles Mittelstadt wrote in an affidavit that Willis and Wade made more than 2,000 calls and had just under 12,000 interactions during an 11-month period in 2021. He also analyzed Wade’s phone connection to…

ATLANTA — An attorney for one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in Georgia wants the judge presiding over a misconduct motion against the Fulton County district attorney to hear testimony from a new witness about when DA Fani Willis began her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor in the election interference case. In a court filing Monday, attorneys for Trump co-defendant David Shafer said the potential witness, a co-chief deputy district attorney with the Cobb County…

ATLANTA — A Republican-led Senate panel in Georgia is moving forward with the public part of its investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis that could eventually lead to the Democratic DA’s being subpoenaed to testify. The state Senate’s Special Committee on Investigations has already issued a subpoena to Ashleigh Merchant, the defense attorney who has been leading efforts to remove Willis from the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Merchant, th…

ATLANTA — Georgia was the site of Democrats’ biggest breakthrough in the 2020 election, with Joe Biden becoming the party’s first presidential nominee to win the state in 28 years. But four years later, some of the organizers who helped orchestrate the history-making victory acknowledge Democrats face an uphill climb to keep the state blue as they prepare for a rematch with Donald Trump. “This is certainly not going to be a walk in the park,” said LaTosha Brown, a co-founder of the voting righ…

ATLANTA — A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants — with one major condition. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found the “appearance of impropriety” brought about by Willis’ romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade should result in either Willis and her office leaving the case — or just Wade, whom…

ATLANTA — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and seven of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case are seeking a review of a Georgia judge’s decision not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The request was filed Monday after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said Friday morning that Willis would be allowed to stay on the racketeering case she brought against Trump if Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor she appointed to the case, resi…

A judge on Wednesday gave former President Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants permission to appeal the order allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the Georgia election interference case despite their allegations of misconduct. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted a certificate of immediate review, citing Trump and his co-defendants’ argument that McAfee’s decision to keep Willis on the case “is of such importance to the case that immediate…

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case on Friday asked a state appeals court to allow them to challenge a recent ruling that didn’t disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the case. “The Georgia Court of Appeals should grant the application and accept the interlocutory appeal for consideration on the merits,” Steve Sadow, Trump’s lead attorney in Georgia, told NBC News in a statement Frida…