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Breakdown

S10 Ep.11: Let's Make a Deal

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 11 of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Breakdown” podcast — “The Trump Indictment” — we discuss the first plea deal in Fulton County’s wide-ranging election subversion case and what it could mean for the 18 remaining defendants. In exchange for testifying for the prosecution, Atlanta bail bondsman Scott Hall will remain out of jail. He pled guilty to five misdemeanor counts — less severe than the seven felonies he initially faced. We’ll also dig into the surprise announcement from Donald Trump’s lawyers that they would not try to move his case to federal court. Atlanta appellate lawyer Andrew Fleischman and defense attorney Rachel Kaufman join us to share their thoughts on the case so far. Follow Breakdown on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcasting platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's worth knowing which is really going on.

0:04.0

This is the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

0:08.0

Previously on Breakdown.

0:14.0

The Fulton County District Attorney's Office filed a notice

0:18.0

naming six pretty high-profile defense attorneys

0:21.0

that they believe have a conflict of interest in the case.

0:24.0

The filing said these attorneys all represented other people

0:27.0

during the special grand jury investigation that formed the basis

0:30.0

of the indictment handed up in August.

0:33.0

And those earlier clients are now witnesses for the prosecution.

0:37.0

And, of course, the Republican electors argued that Trump had

0:40.0

a pending election challenge in Georgia after December 8th.

0:44.0

So they said the state didn't meet the safe harbor deadline.

0:47.0

And they argued that meant it was up to Congress to determine

0:51.0

which electors were valid when it convened on January 6th.

0:56.0

Well, once again, it's been quite an eventful week here in Georgia.

1:01.0

There was a big surprise from Donald Trump's lawyers.

1:04.0

US District Court Judge Steve Jones handed down decisions

1:07.0

in the four remaining federal removal cases.

1:10.0

And we got our first plea deal, which means prosecutors

1:14.0

got a defendant to flip and to testify for the state.

1:18.0

We've also seen a lot of back and forth between prosecutors

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