ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans, who falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the state and they were “duly elected and qualified” electors, are set to argue Wednesday that criminal charges against them should be moved from state to federal court.
Shafer, Still and Latham have all indicated in court filings that they will not be present in court for the hearing.
If their cases are moved to federal court, a jury would be drawn from a broader and potentially less Democratic pool than in Fulton County alone.
Prosecutors allege that Shafer, Still, Latham — and the other Georgia Republicans who participated in that plan — “falsely impersonated” electors.
They argued in court filings that “contingent electors” are not presidential electors — either the contingency is met and they become presidential electors or it is not met and the losing candidate's electors have no role.
Persons:
Donald Trump, “, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Cathy Latham, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Steve Jones, Shafer, Latham, Jones, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, he’s, Latham —, — “, ”, Republican Richard Nixon, Democrat John F, Kennedy, Nixon, uncertified, Still, Fani Willis, —
Organizations:
ATLANTA, —, Georgia Republicans, Republican, Democrat, U.S, District, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump White House, U.S . Justice, Trump, Electoral, Georgia Capitol, U.S . Senate, National Archives, Prosecutors, Capitol, Georgia Republican Party, Coffee County Republican Party, Republican Party, Constitution, Act
Locations:
Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, Hawaii, Atlanta’s suburbs, U.S, Coffee County