Georgia lawmakers pass bill allowing Trump and others to recover costs of election meddling case
- Georgia's Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 244, allowing defendants to recover legal fees if their prosecutor is disqualified for misconduct.
- The bill could benefit Donald Trump and his co-defendants indicted for their attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified due to a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
- The bill states that defendants can request reimbursement for attorney fees if they successfully remove a prosecutor due to improper conduct.
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Taxpayers could be on the hook for Trump’s legal fees in Georgia election case under Senate bill
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump and his fellow defendants in the Fulton County election interference case could eventually receive reimbursement for attorney fees, under a bill that passed the Georgia Senate on Thursday night.
Georgia Senate Passes Bill Allowing Trump and Allies to Recover Costs of 2020 Election Case
Georgia’s Senate has approved a bill that could allow President Donald Trump and his allies to get compensated for legal fees in the criminal case stemming from their challenge to the 2020 election results. Senate Bill 244, which passed unanimously on Thursday, would grant defendants in criminal cases the right to recover their legal expenses if the prosecuting attorney is disqualified due to improper conduct. If the defendants successfully get …
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