S10 Ep41: Goodbye For Now

Breakdown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

True Crime, Politics, News

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The most recent episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast looks at the elections of two of the most prominent players in the racketeering conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump. District Attorney Fani Willis faces a challenge in the Democratic primary and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is being challenged in a non-partisan race to be decided on May 21. Episode 41 – “Goodbye For Now” – also takes a brief trip down memory lane, hitting some of the highlights of Breakdown’s Season 10 – “The Trump Indictment.” You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify 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	Previously on breakdown.
0:03.2	So this means delay.
0:05.0	What kind of delay are we talking about?
0:07.8	Likely a pretty lengthy one.
0:09.7	The Court of Appeals is one of the busiest in the country
0:12.3	and it isn't exactly known for moving fast.
0:15.0	So you said you didn't want to violate the public trust.
0:18.0	I'm curious, do you think that you've done any kind of damage to this case?
0:22.0	None at all. None at all.
0:23.3	None at all.
0:24.2	Even the public perception of it.
0:27.2	My private life became the focal point of the case.
0:31.4	My private life has nothing to do with the merits of that prosecution.
0:36.0	Well breakdown listeners things appear to be slowing way down here in Atlanta on the
0:41.4	Trump legal beat so today's episode could be our last for quite a while.
0:45.8	We began in August on the brink of the historic racketeering indictment and took you to the Fulton
0:51.6	County Jail where former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendant surrendered and had their mug shots taken.
0:58.0	There was the appointment of a new judge to oversee the case, a 34-year-old rookie who quickly established that he wouldn't be pushed around.
1:06.0	We had the speedy trial that wasn't for defendants Ken Chesbro and Sidney Powell and their subsequent plea deals.
1:13.3	And there was the detour we didn't see coming,
1:15.7	one that still threatens to turn this case on its head.
1:18.9	That's the push to disqualify D.A. Fawnee Willis
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