"Defense Strategies and Bias Claims Clash in Georgia Case of Fake Trump Electors"

Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans charged in a racketeering indictment for casting false Electoral College votes for former President Donald J. Trump argued in federal court that they submitted the votes as part of their "duty" under federal law. The defense lawyers are hoping to move the case to federal court or have their clients' cases dismissed. Prosecutors countered that the electors acted in their own self-interest and in the interest of their preferred candidate, and that the lawsuit filed by one of the defendants was "meritless." Pretrial jockeying is also ongoing in state court, with defense lawyers seeking to interview members of the grand jury and the prosecution pointing to potential conflicts of interest among the defense lawyers.