Breakdown: The Trump Indictment

True crime investigations from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Veteran legal affairs journalist Bill Rankin takes you inside the courtroom to break down the story and the criminal justice system. This award-winning series investigates Georgia’s most important cases with fact-based reporting. Season 10 will focus on the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County, Georgia, led by District Attorney Fani Willis. Co-hosted by senior reporter Tamar Hallerman and editor Shannon McCaffrey. Learn more about our reporting at ajc.com/breakdown. 

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S10 Ep. 13: The Kraken's Released
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey cover the surprise guilty plea of lawyer Sidney Powell one day before jury selection was to begin.
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S10 Ep. 12: Lights, Camera, Action
The AJC’s Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey explore the debate over whether televising the Fulton County case against Donald Trump is such a good idea.
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S10 Ep.11: Let's Make a Deal
The AJC’s Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey discuss the first plea deal in Fulton County’s wide-ranging election subversion case and what it could mean for the 18 remaining defendants.
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S10 Ep.10: To Remove or not to Remove?
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Shannon McCaffrey cover two hearings during which lawyers try to remove their defendants’ cases to federal court in Atlanta.
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S10 Ep.9: Meadows Is Denied
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey examine a federal judge’s ruling denying former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to remove his case to U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
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S10 Ep.8: Finally, the Report
AJC journalists Tamar Hallerman, Shannon McCaffrey and David Wickert dig into the long-awaited report from Fulton County's special purpose grand jury, which spent eight months investigating Donald Trump and his allies.
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S10 Ep.7: The Architect
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey introduce you to Atlanta attorneys Scott Grubman and Manny Arora as they make state their case as to why they believe charges should not have been brought against their client, Kenneth Chesebro.
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S10 Ep.6: Meadows’ Gambit
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey recap former chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to transfer the sweeping racketeering case to U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
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S10 Ep.5: Trump Surrenders
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman and Shannon McCaffrey recap former President Donald Trump’s historic surrender at the Fulton County jail.The latest episode of Breakdown from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recaps former President Donald Trump’s historic surrender at the Fulton County jail. “Trump Surrenders” of Breakdown’s Season 10 – “The Trump Indictment” – also recounts a flurry of breaking news in just the past few days: the spectacle of Rudy Giuliani’s surrender, Trump gets a new lawyer, a speedy trial demand is made and District Attorney Fani Willis proposes a new trial date for October. You can download the Breakdown podcast from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcasting platform.
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S10 Ep.4: Show Time at Rice Street
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman, and Shannon McCaffrey recount a busy week where lawyers met with prosecutors to get bonds for their clients, including a $200,000 bond for former President Donald Trump.
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S10 Ep.3: The Chaos Arrives
AJC journalists Bill Rankin, Tamar Hallerman, and Shannon McCaffrey examine the aftermath of the Fulton Grand Jury’s racketeering indictment against former President Donald Trump.
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S10 Ep.2: The Enterprise
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman discuss the 41-count, 98-page indictment against former President Donald Trump and his allies by a Fulton County grand jury.
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S10 Ep.1: How We Got Here
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman catch listeners up on the investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies over the 2020 election and look to the expected indictment that Fulton County prosecutors could hand up in the days ahead.
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S10 Ep. 0: The Trump Indictment - Coming Wednesday
Hosted by Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman, from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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S9 Ep. 31: What’s next?
In the final episode of this season’s Breakdown, AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman examine the recent federal indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington and look ahead to what is about to happen in Fulton County.
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S9 Ep. 30: We’re Still Waiting
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman catch listeners up on developments since former President Donald Trump was indicted in Miami in the classified documents case.
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S9 Ep.29: Save the Date
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore the announcement made by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis about when she plans to make charging decisions in the 2020 election and the need for heightened security and preparedness due to this pending announcement.
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S9 Ep.28: Donald Trump’s NY indictment and what...
AJC journalists Patricia Murphy, Bill Rankin, and Tamar Hallerman discuss the first indictment of a former president and what it means to the Fulton County investigation.
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S9 Ep 27: Inside the Special Grand Jury
The AJC's Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman sit down with five special grand jurors who share previously unknown details about the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies interfered with Georgia's 2020 election.
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S9 Ep. 26: The Forewoman Emerges
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman interview special grand jury forewoman Emily Kohrs about the investigation of possible criminal meddling with the 2020 presidential election.
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S9 Ep. 25: Reading Between the Lines
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman ask legal experts what can be learned from the parts of the grand jury's final report that were made public.
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S9 Ep. 24: The Fulton special grand jury report
AJC journalists Patricia Murphy, Bill Rankin, and Tamar Hallerman explain what is and what isn’t in the Fulton special grand jury report.
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S9 Ep. 23: Decisions Are Imminent
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman cover the court hearing held as to whether the Fulton County special purpose grand jury’s final report can be made public right now.
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S9 Ep. 22: Its Work Is Done
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore the ramifications of the dissolution of the special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies.
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S9 Ep. 21 Presentments
AJC journalists Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman explore prior presentments issued by special grand juries and explains how the process plays out.
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