Donald Trump's attorneys are turning to an unlikely source for help in obtaining federal records to defend himself in the Fulton County election subversion case.
The former president's legal team has asked Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to contact special counsel Jack Smith to see if he would share discovery letters and lists of evidence that she could then disclose to his attorneys in the Georgia case, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“President Trump is seeking fair and reasonable means to protect his right to due process of law under the U.S. and Georgia Constitutions,” Trump attorney Steve Sadow said in a statement.
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“We are confident that securing access to relevant discovery contained in the files of the Special Counsel’s Office in D.C. will further support President Trump’s defense and make clear his innocence in the Fulton County case.”
A protective order handed down at the request of the Justice Department prohibits disclosure of evidence in the federal case, but Sadow wants access to lists of evidence shared with Trump attorneys in the federal case to use in his defense in Georgia.
Sadow also asked Superior Court judge Scott McAfee to allow Trump to subpoena that evidence from Smith’s office and the former president’s D.C. attorneys.
The district attorney's office has not responded to a request for comment from the Journal-Constitution.
