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The AJC’s ‘Breakdown’ podcast sets up a key hearing in the Georgia election interference case
The latest episode of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast sets up a key hearing in the Georgia election interference case presided by Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee. The Thursday hearing will focus on the personal relationship between DA Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool via AP)

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The latest episode of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast sets up a key hearing in the Georgia election interference case presided by Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee. The Thursday hearing will focus on the personal relationship between DA Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool via AP)
Feb 14, 2024

The judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others has cleared the way for what could be an explosive hearing focusing on the personal relationship between the district attorney and her special prosecutor.

The most recent episode, “Setting the Table,” of Season 10 — “The Trump Indictment” — of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast sets up the upcoming evidentiary hearing.

The episode also focuses on the most recent court filing by defendant Michael Roman’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, and District Attorney Fani Willis’ attempt to quash subpoenas served on her and her staff.

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