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May 2023
34m 18s

Fani Willis’ Immunity Deals

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At least 8 of Georgia’s “fake electors” have accepted immunity deals in Fani Willis’ 2020 election probe. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord tell us what that could mean for Donald Trump. 
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