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LISTEN: Georgia is in the middle of federal charges against Trump

FILE — Former President Donald Trump on his plane flying to Columbia, S.C., for a stop in his 2024 campaign, on Jan. 28, 2023. The indictment unveiled on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, accused Trump of enlisting six co-conspirators in “his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.” (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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FILE — Former President Donald Trump on his plane flying to Columbia, S.C., for a stop in his 2024 campaign, on Jan. 28, 2023. The indictment unveiled on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, accused Trump of enlisting six co-conspirators in “his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.” (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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Aug 2, 2023

Georgia is at the center of the federal charges against Donald Trump.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy are joined by Tamar Hallerman to discuss how federal prosecutors are focusing on Trump’s attempt to reverse his election defeat.

And they discuss how Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis is nearing her likely decision to charge Trump with violating state laws with his efforts to undermine President Joe Biden’s victory.

Have a question for Greg and Patricia? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 404-526-AJCP. That’s 404-526-2527. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment on next Friday’s episode.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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