{"id":2001659,"date":"2023-08-15T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-da-dodges-question-of-overlap-between-her-and-special-counsel-jack-smiths-investigations-into-pres-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:13:17","slug":"fulton-county-da-dodges-question-of-overlap-between-her-and-special-counsel-jack-smiths-investigations-into-pres-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-da-dodges-question-of-overlap-between-her-and-special-counsel-jack-smiths-investigations-into-pres-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulton County DA avoids query on overlap with Special Counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s investigations into Pres. Trump."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffulton-county-da-dodges-question-of-overlap-between-her-and-special-counsel-jack-smiths-investigations-into-pres-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001659&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on August 14,\u200d 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. A \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-da-dodges-question-of-overlap-between-her-and-special-counsel-jack-smiths-investigations-into-pres-trump\/\" title=\"Fulton County DA avoids query on overlap with Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into Pres. Trump.\">grand jury today handed<\/a> up an\u2064 indictment naming\u2064 former President \u200cDonald Trump and his Republican allies over\u2064 an alleged attempt \u2062to overturn the 2020\u200d election\u2062 results in the state.   (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel Baldwin<\/a><br \/>2:55 PM \u2013 \u200cTuesday, August 15,\u2062 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Fulton County\u200c District Attorney \u200bFani Willis dodged \u2062a question about overlap between her state investigation and Special Counsel Jack \u200bSmith\u2019s federal investigation into 45<sup>th<\/sup> \u200dPresident Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHave\u2062 you had any contact with [Special Counsel Jack Smith] about the overlap between this indictment and the federal indictment,\u201d a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going\u200c to discuss our investigation at this time,\u201d Willis responded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A loquacious \u200cFani Willis clams up when asked if she\u2019s been \u2062in contact with Jack \u2063Smith: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/63cghuaYem\">pic.twitter.com\/63cghuaYem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julie Kelly \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@julie_kelly2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/julie_kelly2\/status\/1691545130325475328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Founder and president of the Article \u2064III Project\u2063 Mike Davis says she \u2063doesn\u2019t need to explicitly confirm, because the answer is obvious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s absolutely collusion between the Biden White House, the Biden Justice Department, and these Democrat \u200cdistrict attorneys and other politicians\u2064 like Fannie Willis,\u2064 Alvin Bragg, Leticia James, Jack Smith,\u201d said Davis. \u201cThey\u2019re clearly colluding here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Willis unveiled\u2064 the fourth indictment \u2062of Trump Monday evening regarding an alleged \u2064conspiracy to illegally overturn the\u200c 2020 election. \u200cThe indictment came about two \u200cweeks after Smith released his indictment regarding January 6<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is \u2064the key thing,\u201d Davis highlighted. \u201cAt \u200dthat press conference yesterday, Fanni Willis was asked if she is coordinating with Jack \u2063Smith \u200dand the Biden Justice Department, and she declined to answer\u2062 that question. House Republicans\u2062 should subpoena those communications immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump noted that it took both Willis and Smith two and a half years to bring their own respective charges.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhy didn\u2019t they indict 2.5 years ago,\u201d asked Trump in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence that these are all being timed perfectly to interfere in the presidential election,\u201d said\u2062 Davis. \u201cThey did nothing for 30 months and, after Trump left office, \u200ball \u200dof \u200da sudden they all wanted to indict [Trump] at the same time, right in the middle of the presidential primary and presidential campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While numerous lawmakers posted to social media to express outrage over the latest charges pressed against Trump, some\u200c people showed frustration over the GOP\u2019s lack of material response\u200b to the repeated indictments of Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRepublicans\u200c control the House,\u201d conservative influencer Mike Cernovich wrote on Twitter. \u201cThey won\u2019t even impeach\u200d Garland.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Republicans control the House. They won\u2019t even impeach Garland. Is what it is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWzAn7ZQmt\">https:\/\/t.co\/FWzAn7ZQmt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cernovich \u200b(@Cernovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1691531845865992193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Davis agreed, offering a clear outline as to how House Republicans ought to respond to\u200b the fourth indictment of the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSubpoena the records, subpoena \u2064people, put them in front of staff depositions, and \u2062then put them in\u2064 front of the cameras,\u201d\u200b Davis urged.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump remains a heavy favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination. According to RealClearPolitics polling average,\u2064 the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president holds a 39.5% lead on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) . Davis pointed out that with each indictment, Trump\u2019s polling numbers jump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf they think \u200cthat this\u200c is going to work, they are \u2062badly \u2063mistaken,\u201d\u200b said \u2062Davis. \u201cAnd we\u2019re already \u200cseeing in the polls that this is\u2064 backfiring spectacularly on\u200d President Biden and Democrats this lawfare that they\u2019re running\u200c against \u2064President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news \u2062blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe \u2063here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fcovid-19-restrictions-in-new-zealand-come-to-an-end%2F&#038;t=COVID-19%20Restrictions%20in%20New%20Zealand%20Come%20To%20An%20End\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Director of investigations for Judicial Watch Chris \u200bFarrell tells One \u200bAmerica News that Republican lawmakers already have sufficient evidence to move forward \u2063with impeaching \u2064President Biden<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Donald \u200dTrump gives his \u200bsympathies\u200b to the people of Hawaii following the \u2063deadliest wildfires the Aloha State has faced.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Scott Perry tells One America News that the Department of Justice has obstructed justice by blocking \u2063the \u2063Oversight Committee\u2019s investigation of president Biden and his family.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The First Amendment is put under the spotlight after local \u200c\u201cKansas\u201d police raid the office of a small newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said\u2063 late on Monday the FBI had warned\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By VarunVyas Hebbalalu and Riddhima Talwani \u2063POCHAMPALLI, \u2062TAMIL NADU (Reuters) -Ola Electric, \u2063India\u2019s largest maker of electric\u200b scooters, launched its most affordable\u2026 \u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) \u2013 Only a few months after \u200bbeginning her\u2063 career as a livestream sales host \u2062in January, Zhang\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Technology firm Sea Ltd\u200d signaled \u2063on Tuesday it \u200dwill boost investments in its\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/home-depot-rides-on-smaller-remodeling-projects-to-top-sales-profit-estimates\/\" title=\"Home Depot surpasses sales, profit estimates with focus on smaller remodeling projects.\">core e-commerce \u2062business<\/a> which may\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulton County DA Fani Willis addresses the media in Atlanta, Georgia. A grand jury indicted ex-President Donald Trump and his GOP allies for allegedly trying to overturn Georgia&#8217;s 2020 election results. 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