Jonathan Miller, an attorney for former President Donald Trump’s co-defendant Misty Hampton, admitted to leaking videos showing conversations between prosecutors and other co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump earlier this year for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, which narrowly backed President Joe Biden.
Willis’ investigation focused on Trump’s call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in which the former president asked him to find enough votes to tilt the election in his favor, and efforts to submit a false-slate of pro-Trump electors to the Electoral College. Trump maintains his innocence in the case, accusing Willis of targeting him for political purposes.
Prosecutors’ interviews with key figures in the case, including co-defendants Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, were leaked to the press on Tuesday. The leak immediately sparked questions about who was responsible for releasing the discovery material to the press.
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During a court appearance Wednesday afternoon, Miller admitted to leaking the videos.
“In being transparent with court, and to make sure that nobody else gets blamed for what happened, and so that I can go to sleep well tonight, judge, I did release those videos to one outlet, and it all came through the court. I need the court to know that,” he said.
Newsweek reached out to Miller via his website for comment.
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