the panel
Adam VanBrimmer, @adamvanbrimmereditorial page editor, Savannah Morning News
Emma Hurt, @Emma_Hurtreporter, Axios Atlanta
Rafael Olavarría, @RafaelOlavarria fact checker, Factchequeado
Tamar Hallerman, @TamarHallermansenior 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. Senator Lindsey Graham’s appeal not to testify in District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation into Donald Trump’s role in the 2020 election has been denied. Tamar Hallerman says the investigation becomes more combative as Willis closes in on former President Trump’s allies.
LISTEN: Rafael Olavarria describes the impact of 2020 election conspiracy theories outside the United States.
2. Georgia’s six-week abortion law will remain in place while challenges to it go to court.
3. New support around the idea of expanding Medicaid.
4. Herschel Walker defends himself from an attack ad.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the Senate candidate defends himself as he addresses an attack ad where his wife talks about him holding a gun to his head. The excerpt from the attack ad comes from an interview where they both talk about their mental illness. Walker also discussed her mental health in her book.
LISTEN: Tamar Hallerman discusses Herschel Walker’s response to an ad in which his ex-wife alleges domestic violence.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: The AJC’s Greg Bluestein joins the panel.
