Georgia lawmakers pass bill allowing Trump and others to recover costs of election meddling case

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Senate passed a bill that would allow President Donald Trump and more than a dozen people to seek compensation for legal bills stemming from an attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

The bill passed unanimously by state legislators Thursday would enable compensation from counties for attorneys’ fees and other legal costs in criminal cases in which a prosecutor has been disqualified.

Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023. The accusations included asking Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to find enough votes for Trump to win the battleground state, harassing an election worker and attempting to persuade Georgia lawmakers to ignore the will of voters and appoint a new slate of electoral college electors.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from the election interference case by a state appeals court based on a romantic relationship she had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom Willis hired to lead the case.

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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON
Updated 11:25 PM EST, March 6, 2025


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-senate-legal-bills-trump-election-willis-72d5476d2e03721fff7703107f62060a

[lonely bird]

1. More scamming

Republicans can’t help but scam.

[MissouriDem47]

2. Grifting Republicans at their best,

[turbinetree]

3. Hey Georgia did you people really think your legislature is nothing more than bag men for a criminal

or is your racism so deep that you can't see the forest from the trees.......are you really that much stupid on what is going on here........these people tried to strong arm and blackmail your Sec. of State.............are you really going to let them do this because it is going to cost you lots and lots of money.......

[Montauk6]

4. An Encore of "Business As Usual"...

Trump profiting off the taxpayers again...

[NotHardly]

5. Bending the knee

[ScratchCat]

7. How can people under indictment or convicted of crimes

recover attorney's fees in their cases? This doesn't even make any sense and will be thrown out by a court anyway. A State can't give a person who is indicted for a crime money for being indicted for a crime. The Legislature has no legal authority to give tax payer money to people in this manner. Its blatantly illegal.

[raccoon]

8. They are fucking REWARDING Trump and his minions!!!

JFC