Willis’ team in October filed a motion seeking to disqualify the two from representing all of those clients, saying it represented a conflict of interest. Willis has said in a court filing that she notified lawyers for those 16 people that they are targets of her investigation, meaning that they could face criminal charges.Įleven of those fake electors, including Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer, are represented by two lawyers who are paid by the party, Holly Pierson and Kimberly Debrow.

Willis has made clear that she is interested in the actions of 16 Republicans who signed a certificate declaring falsely that Trump had won and also declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors, even though Biden had won the state, and a slate of Democratic electors was certified. The chair and other fake electors cannot share lawyers in matters related to a special grand jury investigation into possible illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.Ī special grand jury was seated earlier this year to aid the investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis into whether Republican former President Donald Trump and others committed crimes through their efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The chair of the Georgia Republican party cannot share lawyers with 10 other fake electors, a judge ruled. “A rail shutdown would be devastating to our economy and families across the country.” “Without action this week, disruptions to our auto supply chains, our ability to move food to tables, and our ability to remove hazardous waste from gasoline refineries will begin,” Biden said. In a statement, Biden said that he is “grateful” that the House voted to avert the strike and urged the Senate to “move quickly” on getting the bill passed. With a strike looming, Joe Biden called on Congress to intervene by voting on the agreement, which was made in September. The unions argue that workers have to use vacation when calling out sick else they are penalized. Those against the agreement have decried its lack of paid sick leave for workers. The agreement includes a pay increase, a $1,000 annual bonus and a cap on healthcare premiums. Though a majority of the dozen unions have supported the agreement, four have voted against it and were prepped to strike come December. The House just voted to impose a labor agreement on rail workers, averting a potential rail strike that was to start in December. 19.11 GMT House votes to impose labor agreement on rail workers, averting December strike

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