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Lawyers and judge hash out juror questions for Powell and Chesebro trial in Georgia election case
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Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee looks through paperwork during a jury questionnaire hearing in his courtroom at the Fulton County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Atlanta. - photo by Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP
ATLANTA (AP) — Defense attorneys and prosecutors sparred Monday over questions for potential jurors who have to report later this week for the trial of Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, who are accused along with former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Lawyers for Powell and Chesebro met with prosecutors and the judge overseeing the case to hash out what will be asked on a lengthy questionnaire when the first group of 450 prospective jurors arrives at the courthouse on Friday. Whether that should include questions about their opinions about potential witnesses, the other defendants and issues that go to the heart of the case dominated that discussion.