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Just before his visit to an Atlanta jail to be booked on 13 felony counts, Donald J. Trump has shaken up his Georgia legal defense team, adding Steve Sadow, a veteran criminal defense lawyer who has taken on a number of high-profile cases. Mr. Trump’s decision comes soon after one of his lawyers, Drew Findling, and his two other lawyers in Atlanta, Jennifer Little and Marissa Goldberg, negotiated a $200,000 bond for Mr. Trump, who is one of 19 defendants in a sweeping racketeering indictment charging them with engaging in a “criminal enterprise” that sought to overturn Mr. Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. Mr. Findling is unlikely to be kept on, according to a person familiar with the matter, while Ms. Little will be retained. On Thursday, Mr. Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where he is likely to be fingerprinted, photographed and have his weight recorded, the protocol for all criminal defendants in the county.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Steve Sadow, Trump’s, Drew Findling, Jennifer Little, Marissa Goldberg, Findling, Little Organizations: Jail Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton

☆ Trump says he will surrender at an Atlanta jail on Thursday in Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | Katherine Doyle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by a Radical Left District Attorney, Fani Willis," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who launched the investigation into Trump and his allies, has given the defendants until noon Friday to voluntarily surrender. Trump earlier Monday agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia criminal case charging him with trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. Eastman — who's referenced but not charged as a co-conspirator in special counsel Jack Smith's federal criminal case against Trump for allegedly trying to subvert the 2020 election results — features prominently and repeatedly in the DA's indictment. Ray Smith, another Trump lawyer who was allegedly involved in the electors scheme, agreed to a $50,000 bond order, court filings show.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis, Scott McAfee, — Drew Findling, Marissa Goldberg, Jennifer Little —, Trump's, Willis —, John Eastman, McAfee, Eastman, Eastman —, Jack, Joe Biden, Harvey Silverglate, Kenneth Chesebro, Ray Smith, Scott Hall Organizations: Windham High School, Radical Left, Attorney, Trump, NBC News, Superior, Courthouse, Eastman, Hall Locations: Windham , New Hampshire, Fulton County , Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, Fulton County, Rice, Georgia, Fulton, Coffee County

Mark Meadows, Trump's former White House chief of staff, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman were among those charged. "Rather than abide by Georgia's legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal, racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia's presidential election result," Willis said at a press conference. A third indictment, in Washington federal court, accuses him of illegally seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump persists in falsely claiming he won the November 2020 election although dozens of court cases and state probes have found no evidence to support his claim. Willis's investigation drew on testimony from Trump advisers including Giuliani, who urged state lawmakers in December 2020 not to certify the election, and Republican state officials like Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp, who refused to echo Trump's false election claims.

Persons: Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Willis, Trump, Drew Findling, Jennifer Little, Marissa Goldberg, Georgia's, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Prosecutors, Giuliani, Meadows, Scott Morgan, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Raffensperger, Jean Carroll, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Jack Queen, Tim Ahmann, Andrew Goudsward, Kanishka Singh, Nilutpal, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Former U.S, Democrat, Fulton, Trump, Republican, White House, Reuters, U.S . Capitol, Electoral College, Fair, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Former, Georgia, Fulton County, Trump's, Arizona , Pennsylvania, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, New York, Florida, Washington

☆ Trump Seeks Court Order to Quash Investigation in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Danny Hakim | More About Danny Hakim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The investigation has examined whether the former president and his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in Georgia, where Mr. Trump lost narrowly to President Biden. The special grand jury heard evidence for roughly seven months and recommended indictments of more than a dozen people; its forewoman strongly hinted in an interview with The New York Times in February that Mr. Trump was among them. To bring any charges, Ms. Willis must now seek indictments from a regular grand jury. The Trump team’s filing raises a number of legal concerns, both about Georgia law relating to special grand juries and about how a special grand jury was used in this inquiry. Mr. Trump’s lawyers have already sought to scuttle the investigation with a motion, filed in March, to quash much of the collected evidence and take Ms. Willis off the investigation.

Persons: Trump, Biden, Willis, Drew Findling, Marissa Goldberg, Jennifer Little, Willis “, Robert C.I Organizations: The New York Times, Mr, Trump, Court, Supreme Locations: Georgia

It is not clear whether the special grand jury's findings will lead to criminal charges against Trump or anyone else for election interference. Members of the special grand jury voted to recommend the public release of their findings. In a statement on Monday, his Georgia-based legal team said the grand jury never subpoenaed Trump or asked him to appear voluntarily. The special grand jury had subpoena power to gather evidence and compel witness testimony but did not have the authority to issue indictments. If Willis determines that charges are warranted based on the findings, she could seek indictments from a regular grand jury.

☆ Being 'flexible' with clients in different time zones meant work took over my life. Here's how I regained control of my freelance schedule.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Anmol Irfan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

If you're instantly checking work notifications as soon as you wake up or leaving your end of workday up to a feeling of 'done,' you're doing it wrong." To keep myself on track, I usually try to keep my working hours between 10 a.m. and 6p.m. So on days when a rigid schedule isn't possible, I set a goal for a certain number of working hours and then switch off when that's over. I stop as soon as my task list is over, and intentionally take a break in the middle when I know I have work scheduled for later than 6 p.m.. I also write down ideas or notes in my planner after my work day if I have any, instead of reopening my laptop.

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