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August 14, 2023 Atlanta: On Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 Television crews lined up along Pryror Street and in front of the Fulton County Administration building as sheriff’s cruisers and deputies on motorcycles were blocking the entrances to Pryor Street in the block in front of the Fulton County courthouse entrance where the case against former president, Donald Trump and others were presented before the grand jury. Outside an encampment of television news crews in their tents were doing their updates and reports from the street. Officials have tightened security in recent weeks, installing orange barricades and metal fencing and shutting down streets surrounding the courthouse to traffic and parking. Sheriff Pat Labat declined to provide any further details on his agency’s security plan, telling reporters “we look forward to the opportunity to show the world that we are ready.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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August 14, 2023 Atlanta: On Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 Television crews lined up along Pryror Street and in front of the Fulton County Administration building as sheriff’s cruisers and deputies on motorcycles were blocking the entrances to Pryor Street in the block in front of the Fulton County courthouse entrance where the case against former president, Donald Trump and others were presented before the grand jury. Outside an encampment of television news crews in their tents were doing their updates and reports from the street. Officials have tightened security in recent weeks, installing orange barricades and metal fencing and shutting down streets surrounding the courthouse to traffic and parking. Sheriff Pat Labat declined to provide any further details on his agency’s security plan, telling reporters “we look forward to the opportunity to show the world that we are ready.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
By Alice Tecotzky
Aug 14, 2023

Atlanta media crews were ready early Monday morning outside the Fulton County courthouse.

As camera crews crowd Pryor Street, adjusting their lenses and tampering with mics, the front steps of the courthouse remained fairly empty.

Fulton County sheriff's deputies and a stable of television news crews wait outside the Fulton County courthouse Monday as prosecutors began presenting their election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others.

Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Across the street, media teams were shoulder-to-shoulder. Camera trucks are parked along the curb, their open trunks filled with coffee for the long hours ahead. Journalists chat with one another, but their eyes remain on the courthouse in case a witness walks through the doors.

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