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Donald Trump spent the weekend having a meltdown about the prospect of being indicted by Manhattan prosecutors over his 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Obviously, those potential charges are probably at the top of his mind, given the strong likelihood that (1) they are actually coming and (2) may be coming this week. But unfortunately for the ex-president, an indictment in New York isnt the only very real legal issue he is grappling with at the moment, as his lawyers made clear on Monday.

In a court filing, attorneys for Trump demanded the final report from the Fulton County special grand jury that investigated Trump and his allies attempt to overthrow the election be suppressed, claiming that the results of the investigation cannot be relied upon and, therefore, must be suppressed given the constitutional violations. In addition to arguing that Robert C.I. McBurney, the supervising judge in the case, failed to protect the most basic procedural and substantive constitutional rights of all individuals discussed, Trumps lawyers also claimed that Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis engaged in instances of forensic misconduct and improper extrajudicial activity, and should be removed from the case.

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Its not hard to see why Team Trump is going to the ends of the earth to destroy the report generated by the special grand jury. While only a small excerpt was released in February, the jury made clear in its findings that (1) despite Trumps claims, there absolutely was not widespread fraud in Georgias 2020 presidential election; and (2) that one or more people appear to have lied to the jury, which is, yes, a crime. As for its recommendations re: which individuals should be charged, jury forewoman Emily Kohrs told The New York Times last month it was not a short list, adding of whether or not Trump was on it: Youre not going to be shocked. Its not rocket science. Speaking to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, another juror said of the groups report: A lots gonna come out sooner or late. And its gonna be massive. Its gonna be massive.

Trumps legal team also claimed in its Monday filing that Kohrs had divulged the jurys deliberations in her series of interviews, though Judge McBurney did not appear to see it that way. Legal experts told the Times they doubt her comments would have an impact on the case, noting that the special grand jury does not actually issue indictments, a job that would be left to a regular grand jury.

As for Willis, its not really at all surprising that Trumps lawyers want her booted from the case, given that she appears prepared to actually hold the ex-president and his pals accountable for their actions. Per CNN:

Atlanta-area prosecutors are considering bringing racketeering and conspiracy charges in connection withDonald Trumps effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. Investigators have a large volume of substantial evidence related to a possible conspiracy from inside and outside the state, including recordings of phone calls, emails, text messages, documents, and testimony before a special grand jury. Their work, the source said, underscores the belief that the push to help Trump was not just a grassroots effort that originated inside the state.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could make decisions on charges this spring, the source said. Willis will bring her charging recommendations to the regularly seated grand juries, who each serve two-month terms. Two regular Fulton County grand juries were seated in early March, and the next batch of two are scheduled to be sworn-in early May. The Fulton County probe expanded beyond the Trump phone calls to include false claims of election fraud to state lawmakers, the fake elector scheme, efforts by unauthorized individuals to access voting machines in one Georgia county and threats and harassment against election workers.

The reason that I am a fan of RICO is, I think jurors are very, very intelligent, Willis said last year. They want to know what happened. They want to make an accurate decision about someones life. And so RICO is a tool that allows a prosecutors office and law enforcement to tell the whole story.

Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers in Georgia are currently trying to pass legislation that would allow them to more easily fire prosecutors and district attorneyslike, for instance, Willis.

This isnot actually how the law works

Trumps attorney appears to preview his defense

Well, this is an extremely disturbing threat (and allegation)

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