Why Sidney Powell’s plea deal could be a game-changer in Fulton County’s Trump trial

The trial of Kenneth Chesebro, one of the 19 defendants indicted for efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election began with jury selection on this Friday, October 20. His trial comes almost 18 months after Fulton County DA Fani Willis began her special grand jury investigation of possible criminal wrongdoing by Donald Trump and other allies. Shortly following the recording of this podcast, Kenneth Chesebro agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges against him.

AJC columnist Bill Torpy joins the podcast to discuss the irony he sees in Georgia Republicans attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on humanitarian grounds for her alleged complicity in the conditions of the dangerously overcrowded Fulton County jail

Plus, In his Oval Office address to the nation, President Biden’s promised the country’s full support to Israel in the war against Hamas, but also pledged humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians who caught in the ravages of the war. Meanwhile Governor Kemp in a recent interview also gave full-throated support to Israel, but demurred when asked if he is concerned about Palestinian lives. It’s another example of how Republicans and Democrats speak very differently about the war.

You’ll also hear about the threat against Georgia Congressman Drew Ferguson and many others proliferate as Jim Jordan refuses to give up his quest to become speaker of the House.

And finally, we answer questions from our listener mailbag, which you can call into 24 hours a day at (404)526-AJCP, and give our takes on who’s up and who’s down this week.

Links to topics:

Chesebro jury selection begins amid talk of plea deal

Torpy: Has Willis turned Republicans into social justice warriors?

Murphy: the week MAGA bropke the GOP

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