LISTEN: Why were videos leaked in Fulton election case?

Jenna Ellis reacts with her lawyers after reading a statement pleading guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings inside Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's Fulton County Courtroom in Atlanta, on Oct. 24, 2023. (John Bazemore/Pool/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Jenna Ellis reacts with her lawyers after reading a statement pleading guilty to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings inside Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's Fulton County Courtroom in Atlanta, on Oct. 24, 2023. (John Bazemore/Pool/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

A leak of discovery materials in Fulton County’s election-interference case against Donald Trump and his allies has sparked a frenzy of finger-pointing and legal filings at the courthouse.

On this edition of Politically Georgia on WABE, veteran reporter Tamar Hallerman joins the team to discuss the fallout of the leaked proffer videos of interviews with four Trump co-defendants -- and why they might have been released to media outlets.

District Attorney Fani Willis made clear she wasn’t behind the leak, and quickly asked for an emergency protective order to block other discovery from being released.

“The release of these confidential video recordings is clearly intended to intimidate witnesses in this case, subjecting them to harassment and threats prior to trial,” her office said in a court filing Tuesday.

The hosts also discuss the surprise budget compromise in Congress that avoids a government shutdown. And immigration attorney Charles Kuck joins the podcast to explore the state of affairs at the Southern border.

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