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Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin believes the judge's criticism of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in his ruling is a positive outcome for former President Trump, as the case is unlikely to progress.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a law Wednesday allowing a commission to begin sanctioning and removing prosecutors in the state, which could potentially disrupt Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution against former President Trump. “This legislation will help ensure rogue and incompetent prosecutors are held accountable if they refuse to uphold the law,”…

The judge in the Georgia election interference case involving Donald Trump and others stated that before the case can proceed, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade confirmed at a hearing last month that they were in a romantic relationship but denied claims that Willis benefited improperly from it, as alleged by lawyers for Trump and some of his co-defendants. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said on Friday that he found the “allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest.” However, the judge mentioned that there is an “appearance of impropriety.”

At a rally Saturday, former President Trump applauded Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for the impromptu exchange she had with President Biden during his State of the Union address over Laken Riley, a college student who was killed last month by an illegal migrant. The rally was held in Rome, Ga., Greene’s district. Trump invited…

At a rally in Rome, Ga., on Saturday, former President Trump backtracked on his previous statements that polls in the state are rigged since he now is “winning by so much.” The former president visited the Peach State, where he, along with 18 other defendants, were changed with entering a conspiracy to overturn his 2020…

A trio of big political action committees representing Asian American, Black and Latino voters are set to endorse President Biden’s re-election bid on Saturday and commit $30 million to mobilizing communities of color. The president and first lady Jill Biden are set to attend a rally in Atlanta, where the AAPI Victory Fund, The Collective PAC…

The judge and district attorney in the previous President Trump's Georgia election criminal case this week faced opponents in their reelection races. Even though Judge Scott McAfee and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) are still strong contenders, their opponents create the possibility that either of them could be removed from office before Trump's involvement in…