Fulton County's District Attorney has revealed that some of the individuals who falsely claimed to be electors for Donald Trump have pointed fingers at each other regarding possible criminal actions. As a result, the DA's office is pushing to remove their lawyer from the case, as detailed in a recent court document.
The DA is seeking to disqualify attorney Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow from representing a group of ten Republicans who acted as electors for Trump in Georgia, a state he lost to Joe Biden. The office also alleges that Debrow did not inform her clients about an immunity deal last year.
This filing suggests that discussions about immunity might still be ongoing, even after DA Fani Willis indicated that charging decisions were near. It highlights that investigators recently spoke with some of these false electors, and there is ongoing maneuvering as decisions loom about who might be charged in the investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
The DA's office argues that statements from some of Debrow's clients, which implicate another client in further crimes, create conflicts of interest that warrant her removal from the case. During interviews in April 2023, some electors claimed that another elector, also represented by Debrow, engaged in actions violating Georgia law, actions they were not involved in.
Last year, amid efforts to compel testimony from the fake electors, the court directed Debrow and another attorney to inform their clients about potential immunity deals. The attorneys reported that their clients were not interested, but the DA's office now contends that these offers were never communicated to the clients.
In recent interviews, some electors represented by Debrow told investigators they were never informed of any immunity offers in 2022, according to the filing.
Debrow has criticized the DA's motion, calling it unfounded and offensive. She insists that her clients have not committed any crimes nor implicated themselves or others.
Although no charges have been filed in the Georgia case, several individuals, including the 16 fake electors and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have been identified as potential targets in Willis's investigation. A special grand jury completed its work late last year, recommending charges against more than a dozen people, according to the panel's foreperson.
The story has been updated with additional details.