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The office of the Fulton County District Attorney stated that several individuals posing as electors for Donald Trump have implicated one another in possible criminal conduct, prompting a request to disqualify their attorney in a recent court submission.
The DA’s office is seeking the disqualification of attorney Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow, who represents a group of ten Republicans that acted as electors for the former president in Georgia, a state that Trump lost to President Joe Biden. Allegations have been made against the lawyer for not presenting an immunity offer to her clients in the previous year, per the filing.
This latest submission is a clear indication that discussions about immunity deals may still be ongoing, despite DA Fani Willis indicating that decisions on charges were “imminent” months ago.
The filing mentions that investigators had interviews with some of the false GOP electors this month and that there is maneuvering taking place as the announcement of who, if anyone, will be charged in the extensive investigation into Trump’s and his allies’ attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia approaches.
“Statements from some of her clients that directly implicate another client in further criminal activities demonstrate that Ms. Debrow’s ongoing involvement in this case is riddled with conflicts of interest that warrant her disqualification from the entire matter,” the DA’s office asserted in the filing.
During interviews conducted in April 2023, “some of the electors indicated that another elector, represented by Ms. Debrow, engaged in actions that violate Georgia law and asserted they were not involved in these additional violations,” according to the filing.
In the context of efforts last year to require the false electors to testify, the court mandated two attorneys, including Debrow, to inform their clients about any potential immunity offers. The attorneys informed the court they had communicated with their clients, and that none expressed interest; however, the DA’s office claims those offers were never presented.
“Furthermore, in these interviews, several electors represented by Ms. Debrow conveyed to the investigative team that no potential immunity offers were ever presented to them in 2022,” the filing states.
Debrow criticized the latest motion in her statement.
“The DA’s motion is completely unfounded, inaccurate, and offensive,” Debrow remarked. “None of my clients have committed any crimes, and they certainly have not implicated themselves or each other in any wrongdoing.”
No charges have currently been filed in the Georgia case, although several individuals – including the 16 false electors and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani – have been alerted that they might be targets of Willis’s investigation.
A special grand jury that has been looking into the situation concluded its investigation late last year and advised that more than a dozen individuals should face charges, as indicated by the panel’s foreperson in various interviews.
This story has been updated with additional information.
