S10 Ep. 12: Lights, Camera, Action

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When Donald Trump and his co-defendants stand trial for allegedly trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election, the public will be able to watch. Fulton County is the only jurisdiction that’s indicted the former president on criminal charges where cameras are allowed in the courtroom. Episode 12 of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Breakdown” podcast — “The Trump Indictment” — features a lively debate between two lawyers who disagree on whether that’s a good idea. Steve Brill founded Court TV and has been a vocal proponent of public access to judicial proceedings. Nick Ackerman is a former Watergate prosecutor who’s an attorney in New York and wrote an essay in the New York Times arguing why cameras in the courtroom could lead to juror and witness intimidation. The episode will also catch listeners up on the latest developments in the case - from Republicans seeking sanctions against Fulton DA Fani Willis to a peek at the witness list for the upcoming trial of Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcasting platform. 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.
0:08.0	Previously on Breakdown.
0:14.0	So the chicks are falling and they're going to be making
0:16.0	the day's office is going to be making
0:18.0	offers strategically to individuals that can help them win
0:22.0	against Cheshireau and Powell.
0:25.0	So there may be a few other sweetheart deals like that,
0:29.0	but there'll be few and far between the longer that this goes.
0:33.0	There's just too many gosh darn defendants.
0:35.0	You can't reasonably try 19 co-defendants in even four months.
0:40.0	It's more like six months to a year.
0:42.0	And that is not an efficient way to do the trial.
0:45.0	It's not an efficient use of taxpayer dollars.
0:47.0	And it doesn't make sense when you have literally 16,000 pending cases
0:51.0	that are not getting tried in your system.
0:53.0	We can't just look at this as a standalone case.
0:55.0	We have to look at its effect on all the other people
0:57.0	who are trying to get justice in this system.
0:59.0	And it's not happening.
1:01.0	We're getting close to showtime here in Fulton County.
1:05.0	In a week's time, jury selection begins for the trial of Sydney Powell
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