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This Week in Democracy

  • The federal election interference case?against former?President Trump?will go to trial in March 2024, a judge ruled, rejecting Trump’s request to delay until 2026. Judge?Tanya Chutkan?cited the public’s interest in a speedy trial and said Trump “will have to make the trial date work, regardless of his schedule.” ???READ: The federal charges, explained



  • Joseph Biggs,?a former leader of the Proud Boys, was?sentenced to 17 years in prison?for his role in the attack on the Capitol, the?second-longest Jan. 6 sentence yet. ?
  • Former Trump lawyer?Rudy Giuliani?was?held liable for defaming?two Georgia election workers,?Ruby Freeman?and?Shaye Moss.?He was?ordered to pay more than $132,000?of their legal fees and still faces a trial to assess damages. ?
  • An Iowa man?was sentenced to the maximum two and a half years in prison?for threatening former Arizona Attorney General?Mark Brnovichand Maricopa County Supervisor?Clint Hickman.?“I think the judge wanted to?make a point that democracy is under attack?with these sorts of behavior,” Hickman said.


State of the States

In Georgia,?the full report from the special grand jury that investigated 2020 election interference could be made public next week. The special grand jury sat for eight months and heard from?dozens of witnesses. Its findings, most of which have been kept secret, helped inform Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s decision to seek the?criminal indictments?of former President Trump and 18 others. Judge Robert McBurney said he would release the report Sept. 8, although he allowed time for parties to raise objections.

???READ: More on the special grand jury


In Michigan,?Gov. Gretchen Whitmer?announced plans?to strengthen the state’s election protections ahead of 2024. She cited efforts in 2020 to intimidate voters and threaten poll workers, and said threats to the nation’s elections “are alive and well.” “We cannot allow the will of the people to be tossed out or overturned,” she said, “and we can’t permit politicians to stay in office despite getting voted out.”

???READ:?The Jan. 6 hearings: Michigan spotlight



In The News



Recommended Reading

In an opinion piece, The New York Times?maps out the plot?to overturn the 2020 election—and the key players. “American elections are, by design, entrusted to the states,” the piece notes, so the plot had help at the state and local levels—and demands accountability.


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