January 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Cobb Judge Orders Unsealing of Divorce Case Involving Georgia Special Prosecutor Accused of Affair With Fulton DAJoycelyn Wade's attorney has filed court documents showing Nathan Wade bought plane tickets in Fulton County DA Fani Willis' name, arguing there "appears to be no reasonable explanation for their travels apart from a romantic relationship."
By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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January 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Hired to Prosecute Trump in Georgia Is Thrust Into the Spotlight Over Affair ClaimsIt's not the first time Wade's qualifications have been challenged.
By Kate Brumback and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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December 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
$148M Damages Verdict Adds to Giuliani's Financial Woes Ahead of Criminal TrialThe $148 million verdict in a defamation case brought by two former Georgia election workers marks a new low point for the man once lauded as "America's mayor," whose advocacy of Donald Trump's false election claims has led to criminal charges and hefty legal bills.
By Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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December 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Jury Awards $148M in Damages to Ga. Election Workers Over Rudy Giuliani's 2020 Vote LiesThe damages verdict follows emotional testimony from Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who tearfully described becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans as they tried to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election.
By By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer
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December 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Jurors Deciding How Much Giuliani Must Pay for Lies in a Ga. Election Workers' CaseThe jury left for the day without announcing a decision and were expected to resume deliberations at Washington's federal courthouse Friday morning.
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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December 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Election Worker Tearfully Describes Fleeing Her Home After Giuliani's False Claims of Fraud"I took it as though they were going to hang me with their ropes on my street," Ruby Freeman testified about the threats on the third day of the trial in Washington's federal courthouse. She added: "I was scared. I didn't know if they were coming to kill me."
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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December 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Updated: Ga. Election Worker Says She Feared for Her Life Over Fraud Lies in Giuliani Defamation CaseWiping away tears on the witness stand, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, read messages accusing her of treason and calling her a thug and a racist term. She recounted changing her appearance to try to hide as Giuliani and other allies of former President Donald Trump used surveillance footage to accuse her and her mother, Ruby Freeman, of committing voter fraud.
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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December 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Jury Trial Will Decide How Much Giuliani Must Pay Election Workers Over False Election Fraud ClaimsThe former New York City mayor has already been found liable in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, who endured threats and harassment after they became the target of a conspiracy theory spread by Trump and his allies.
By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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October 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Citing Trump's Online Attacks, U.S. Prosecutors Seek Protections for Potential Jurors in Election CaseSpecial counsel Jack Smith's team wants U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a written questionnaire to help the two sides choose potential jurors in the case accusing the former Republican president of illegally plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. But it also would give lawyers early access to the identities of possible jurors.
By Alanna Durkin Richer | The Associated Press
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August 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Trump Says He Will Surrender Thursday on Ga. Charges Tied to Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election"Can you believe it? I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED," the former president wrote on his social media network Monday night, hours after his bond was set at $200,000.
By Alanna Durkin Richer and Jill Colvin | The Associated Press
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