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Stanley Dunlap

Stanley Dunlap

Stanley Dunlap is a reporter for the Georgia Recorder.

Trump pleads not guilty, waives arraignment in Georgia 2020 election interference case

By: - August 31, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. Former President Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court on 13 felony counts that charge him with racketeering for attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In the court filing on Thursday, Trump also voluntarily waived his right […]

One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election

By: , and - August 26, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump and the rest of the group […]

Trump supporters, detractors face off outside jail as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges

By: , and - August 24, 2023

This story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime TV and capped a drama-filled day outside the facility. Trump’s sprawling motorcade arrived at the jail at about 7:30 p.m. […]

Fulton grand jury indicts Trump, members of his inner circle

By: and - August 14, 2023

A version of this story originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. Former President Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle were indicted Monday in Fulton County’s sweeping investigation into 2020 election interference. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a press conference late Monday night to briefly discuss the grand jury’s felony conspiracy […]

At MLK alma mater, Biden pitches Senate rule change to safeguard voting rights

By: - January 12, 2022

President Joe Biden called for an end to the Senate filibuster during a visit to Atlanta’s Morehouse College campus, arguing Senate Democrats can push past GOP opposition now blocking major voting rights legislation. The visit by Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Atlanta was the latest sign of Georgia’ central role as a battleground […]

Senate Democrats push voting rights bills, lambast Georgia election law

By: - July 20, 2021

“Senate Democrats push voting rights bills, lambast Georgia election law” originally appeared in the Georgia Recorder. If the rules in Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting overhaul were in place before last November’s historic U.S. Senate races were pushed to Jan. 5 runoffs, then 76,000 residents who cast their ballots would’ve been unable to register in time […]