Wake Up Call: Georgia Defender Prepped for ‘Salacious’ Claims

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• Georgia defense lawyer Ashleigh Merchant said she was prepared to file “salacious” claims of an improper romantic relationship between the prosecutor in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, and one of her top deputies. “If I have a motion that I think I need to file, but I don’t, and my client gets convicted and goes to prison—I could never live with myself,” said Merchant, who represents Trump co-defendant Mike Roman. (Wall Street Journal) ...