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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a court to set an October trial date in Georgia's election interference case.
Former president Donald Trump has hired a new high-powered Atlanta attorney to help him fight his Fulton County indictment.
Dozens of Trump supporters are gathered outside the Atlanta jail where Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities.
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