Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has announced that she will be making charging decisions regarding possible criminal interference in the 2020 general election in Georgia between July 11 and September 1. The investigation is looking into possible interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies, and the announcement of the charging decisions is expected to be a major news story. Willis has asked law enforcement to increase security in the coming months.
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Mayor Cosby Johnson declared a local state of emergency and issued a shelter-in-place order for the entire city of Brunswick, Georgia, after a large fire erupted at a plastics plant in the city on Saturday. The Glynn County Board of Commissioners also ordered people within a half-mile of the plant to evacuate, and the Brunswick Fire Department and the Glynn County Fire Department are working together to contain the fire. Local businesses and the Red Cross are providing assistance to those affected by the fire.
A new report from ProPublica has revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to properly report gifts from a billionaire benefactor, Harlan Crow, involving the sale of three properties in Savannah, Georgia. In response, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) has called on the body overseeing the federal judiciary to refer Justice Thomas to the Department of Justice for investigation. Ethics law experts have noted that Thomas’ failure to report the sale of the properties appears to be a violation of the law, and the consequences of this violation remain unclear.
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Harlan Crow, a prominent Republican donor and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, recently purchased a single-story home and two vacant lots in Savannah, Georgia from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, his mother, and the family of Thomas' late brother. This marks the first known instance of money flowing from Crow to Thomas, and raises questions about their relationship and potential conflicts of interest, though the Supreme Court has yet to comment on the purchase.
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On April 6th, a missing child alert was issued for two Florida girls, Jade Gregory, 12, and Khloe Larsen, 14, who had stolen Gregory's father's car and were believed to be traveling on Interstate 10 toward Louisiana. Fortunately, the girls were found the same day in Bayou La Batre, Alabama and the Union County Sheriff's Office is reminding parents to be aware of their children's online activities.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged former President Donald Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up two affairs with hush money payments. This is the first time in U.S. history that a president has faced criminal accountability, and the charges come after a lengthy investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's office into the alleged hush money payments. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and is currently facing a separate criminal investigation in Georgia related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.