All posts tagged "Steve Sadow"

Donald Trump’s lawyers Friday demanded the Fulton County District Attorney’s office hand over documents crucial to their defense in the Georgia election-racketeering case.

There was just one problem, which special counsel Nathan Wade was quick to point out.

“Everything that they shared was publicly released,” Wade told Judge Scott McAfee. ...

Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case could be tossed if his lawyers’ newest tactic succeeds, court records show.

The former president’s legal team Monday filed a motion to dismiss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case, arguing Trump’s post-2020 election actions were protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.

"Every single alleged overt act listed and count charged against President Trump seeks to criminalize content-based, core political speech,” the lawyers wrote in Monday’s filing....

Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump’s legal team and the Georgia prosecutor it's accused of election interference for charging the former president with the same allegation.

“I think it’s ridiculous,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told CNN of the Trump lawyers’ claim. “The investigation has taken the normal course and we’re at the point that the investigation naturally took us to.”

But Steve Sadow — the defense lawyer who argued last week that an Aug. 5 court date would interfere with Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign — leapt on Willis’ own wording, according to CNN. ...

Donald Trump’s attorney argued Friday that the Georgia election racketeering case against him could not take place until after he left the White House if he wins in 2024.

Steve Sadow fielded questions from Scott McAfee, the Fulton County judge overseeing the District Attorney Fani Willis’ criminal corruption case against Trump and 14 co-defendants.

"If your client does win election in 2024,” McAfee asked, “could he even be tried in 2025?" ...