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LISTEN: Unpacking the Fulton County indictment of Donald Trump

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis enters a press conference at Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta on Monday, August 14, 2023, following the indictment in an election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis enters a press conference at Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta on Monday, August 14, 2023, following the indictment in an election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
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Aug 16, 2023

In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy are joined by Tia Mitchell and Bill Nigut to take a deeper dive into Fulton County’s indictment of Donald Trump.

Our team will explain what surprised them about these charges and why it was more expansive than once expected. We will also dig into how Georgia Republicans are reacting and what’s next in this case.

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.

Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”

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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