ATLANTA — A pair of legal filings from Fulton County prosecutors this week suggests their criminal investigation into attempts to influence Georgia’s 2020 elections is reaching a new, more sensitive stage.
The District Attorney’s office on Monday sought to disqualify a pair of lawyers representing 11 Republicans who falsely purported to be Georgia’s presidential electors, suggesting to some legal experts that prosecutors could be seeking to strike immunity agreements or plea deals with some participants in exchange for information about more culpable parties.
“Given the length of time that has transpired since the target letters went out, one or more of the fake electors have gotten independent counsel who have approached (Fulton DA) Fani Willis and have negotiated separate agreements,” said Atlanta defense attorney Buddy Parker, a former federal prosecutor.
