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Political Rewind: Giuliani a target in Fulton probe; Abortion law stays in place; Medicaid expansion
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The panel
Adam Van Brimmer, @adamvanbrimmer, editorial page editor, Savannah Morning News
Emma Hurt, @Emma_Hurt, reporter, Axios Atlanta
Rafael Olavarría, @RafaelOlavarria fact checker, Factchequeado
Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallerman, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The breakdown
1. Rudy Giuliani is now a target in the Fulton County probe.
- The news came less than two days before his scheduled testimony.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham's appeal to not testify in District Attorney Fani Willis' probe into Donald Trump's role in the 2020 election was denied.
- Tamar Hallerman says the probe gets more combative as Willis gets closer to former President Trump's allies.
2. Georgia's six-week abortion law will stay in place while challenges to it move through the court.
- Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled he did not have the authority to issue a preliminary injunction and block the law at this stage of the lawsuit.
- The lawsuit was filed July 26 and argues the state's abortion law violates the "fundamental rights to liberty and privacy" under the Georgia Constitution.
- If you'd like a deeper dive into Georgia's constitution, check out this special episode of Political Rewind.
3. New support around the idea of expanding Medicaid.
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Georgia is one of a dozen states still refusing the government’s offer to extend coverage.
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If expanded it would cover a person with less than 19,000 in income.
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- More than 500,000 Georgians could gain coverage if Medicaid is expanded.
4. Herschel Walker defends himself against attack ad.
- In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, the Senate candidate defends himself as he addresses an attack ad where his wife talks about him holding a gun to her head.
- The snippet in the attack ad comes from an interview where they are both talking about his mental illness.
- Walker also talked about his mental health in his book.
- The snippet in the attack ad comes from an interview where they are both talking about his mental illness.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: The AJC's Greg Bluestein joins the panel.