S10 E22: Sorry, Not Sorry

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Are single-sentence apology letters a sign of true remorse? The latest episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast explores the meaning of apology letters written by three of the four defendants who have pleaded guilty in the Fulton County election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. The apology letters were a condition imposed by District Attorney Fani Willis for the plea deals. Two of the letters, written by attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, are just a single sentence. “Sorry, Not Sorry” – Episode 22 of Breakdown’s Season 10, “The Trump Indictment” – also reports on oral arguments before the federal appeals court in Atlanta, which considered a request from former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to transfer his case from Fulton Superior Court to federal court a few blocks away. And the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, to the surprise of many, handed down its decision just three days after a three-judge panel heard the arguments. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcasting platform. You can also stream it above. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's worth knowing what's really going on.
0:04.0	This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
0:11.0	Previously, on breakdown.
0:13.0	It wasn't anything special to me.
0:16.0	I've seen a lot of bookend photos in my day.
0:18.0	It's another bookend photo from somebody charged with a crime.
0:21.0	Do you think it's possible you might make an appearance at trial
0:23.6	whenever the trial comes? I think it's very possible.
0:28.7	December is often a time when work winds down, the holidays bring lots of
0:34.6	distractions and sometimes it seems like everyone is just biting time until
0:38.7	January when things swing back into high gear again. That's definitely not been the case on our beat.
0:45.0	We brought you our interview with Fulton D.A. Fawnee Willis in our last episode.
0:49.0	Since then, a lot has happened.
0:52.0	In this episode, we'll catch you up on arguments before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
0:57.2	from former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
1:00.2	He took another shot at getting his case moved to federal court and very quickly got his answer.
1:05.4	We'll also tell you what a jury decided Rudy Giuliani should compensate two former Fulton
1:10.8	County election workers that he falsely accused of election fraud.
1:14.9	spoiler alert, the number is pretty eye-popping, but will Giuliani be able to pay any of it?
1:20.7	And we also finally learned what three Trump defendants had to say in the
1:24.7	apology letters they were required to write as part of their plea deals.
1:28.6	This is episode 22, sorry, not sorry, of season 10 of breakdown, the Trump indictment from the Atlanta Journal
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