'We're not going to let this happen to our brother, who was simply doing his job,' attorney Ashleigh Merchant said Monday.
Ashleigh Merchant—the attorney who led the effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies—is wading into another major RICO case prosecuted by Willis' office.Merchant made an unexpected appearance at the Fulton County Courthouse on Monday afternoon to defend another Atlanta-based attorney who, in a shocking twist, was arrested while in court.
' In response, Granville demanded to know how Steel learned of what was said in that meeting, and when the defense attorney refused to disclose his source, Granville had Steel arrested and ordered him to spend the next 10 weekends in jail.Merchant, who entered the courtroom to defend Steel, told Granville that he couldn't threaten Steel with contempt 'for presenting a motion in good faith.
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