A new poll released Sunday shows that former President Donald Trump (R) leads President Joe Biden (D) in five key swing states, despite doubts from his rivals about his viability in a general election. Trump has been able to maintain a strong base of support among Republican voters, and Biden has been focusing on his plans to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis. The poll results suggest that Trump is in a strong position to take on Biden in the general election, but the race is still in its early stages.
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A federal judge in Georgia has ordered the state to redraw its congressional and legislative maps, adding one majority-Black congressional district and seven majority-Black legislative districts. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled that the current maps discriminated against Black voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and gave the state until December 8th to take action. This is a major victory for voting rights activists, who have long argued that the state's maps were drawn in a way that diluted the voting power of Black voters.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified a body found in a suitcase in a dumpster 35 years ago as 26-year-old South Korean woman Chong Un Kim. DNA analysis, funded by donors, was used to make the identification. The GBI is now asking for the public's help in finding out more information about Kim and her death, and is committed to finding justice for her and her family.
A man shot and wounded himself when officers sought to question him about four escapees from a Georgia jail. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force had gone to a Macon apartment after receiving a tip, and the man, identified as Christian Demond Williams, had been missing for more than seven months. The investigation into the escapees is ongoing, with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office working with other law enforcement agencies to locate and bring them to justice.
Former President Donald Trump reacted to lawyer Sidney Powell's plea deal with Georgia prosecutors, defending her involvement in his "Stop the Steal" efforts while attempting to distance himself from her. Powell pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit election interference, a major blow to Trump's attempts to overturn the election results and a reminder that he and his associates are still facing legal consequences.
Kenneth Chesebro, a former legal adviser to Donald Trump's campaign, has pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to file false documents in the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney's office's 2020 election interference case. He has agreed to testify against any and all co-defendants and to turn over any related emails and text messages. Chesebro is the second defendant to reach a plea deal in the past two days, and the case is ongoing with no other plea deals announced so far.
Kenneth Chesebro, a legal adviser to former President Donald Trump's campaign, has declined a plea offer from the Fulton County, Georgia district attorney's office in its 2020 election interference case and will instead go to trial. Sidney Powell, another former Trump lawyer, unexpectedly entered a guilty plea Thursday morning, agreeing to plead guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit interference with the performance of election duties. The trial is expected to begin later this week and will be part of a larger investigation into alleged interference in the 2020 election.
Sidney Powell, former attorney for Donald Trump, pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case on Thursday. As part of the plea deal, she will serve six years of probation, pay a $6,000 fine and $2,700 in restitution, and submit an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia. Powell will also testify truthfully against her co-defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who is still scheduled to stand trial on April 19. This marks the end of the legal saga surrounding Powell and her alleged involvement in the 2020 election.