US EditionGov. Kemp Signs Another 120 Bills, Including One that Could Benefit Trump
- Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 244 in Atlanta on Wednesday, establishing new legal compensation provisions in Georgia.
- The bill originated to allow defendants to recover attorney fees when prosecutors are disqualified for misconduct and cases are dismissed, with Trump and co-defendants in mind.
- Sponsored by former Senator Brandon Beach, the legislation also created a system to compensate wrongfully convicted individuals $75,000 per year served, shifting some decisions from politics to an administrative process.
- Trump has spent about $2.7 million in legal fees defending 2020 election-related charges, while the Georgia GOP covered at least $2 million for other defendants, potentially reimbursable under the new law.
- The bill passed both houses with limited Democratic support amid criticism that it risks burdening local taxpayers and deterring prosecutions, though payments still require legislative budget approval.
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Trump could recoup legal fees in Georgia election case * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Fani Willis One of the Democrats’ lawfare goals in their coordinated campaign of criminal and civil cases against President Donald Trump over the last eight or nine years has been to make it so costly for him that he’d walk away. The “fraud” case brought against Trump by leftist New York Attorney General Letitia James, in which the “victims” said they lost no money and would like to do business with Trump again, is a case in point. That case res…
GA governor signs bill that could put taxpayers 'on the hook' for Trump’s legal fees
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill in Georgia Wednesday that could allow President Donald Trump to recoup millions of dollars of legal costs from taxpayers for his Georgia election interference case.Trump spent at least $2.7 million defending himself against racketeering and other charges stemming from his attempt to overturn the 2020 election that tossed him from the White House. As vote tallies began to indicate he would lose Georgia, Trump was ask…
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