Coverage dated August 14, 2023

Judge Scott McAfee, assigned to preside over Trump's case in Georgia, will face a trial like no other

Headline from CBS News

Judge Scott McAfee has been on the bench in Fulton County, Georgia, for less than a year.

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Reports & sources

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Washington Post
Newly appointed Judge Scott McAfee gets Trump criminal case in Georgia (opens Washington Post)
Published Aug 14, 2023
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McAfee was previously a federal and state prosecutor and the Georgia inspector general, investigating claims of state government fraud, waste and abuse.
Forbes
What To Know About Scott McAfee—The New Judge Overseeing Trump’s Georgia RICO Case (opens Forbes)
Published Aug 14, 2023
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In June, McAfee sanctioned a prominent member of a pro-Trump legal team that launched challenges to Trump’s 2020 election losses, former lawyer Lin Wood, for violating a gag order in a case unrelated to Trump.
CBS News
Judge Scott McAfee, assigned to preside over Trump's case in Georgia, will face a trial like no other (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 14, 2023
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Judge Scott McAfee has been on the bench in Fulton County, Georgia, for less than a year.
WTOP Washington DC
Who is Scott McAfee, the judge assigned to oversee Trump case in Georgia? (opens WTOP Washington DC)
Published Aug 14, 2023
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The newly leveled case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants accusing them of engaging in a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has been assigned to a judge who is a lifelong Georgian.

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