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Jill Nolin

Jill Nolin

Jill Nolin has spent nearly 15 years reporting on state and local government in four states, focusing on policy and political stories and tracking public spending. She has spent the last five years chasing stories in the halls of Georgia’s Gold Dome, earning recognition for her work showing the impact of rising opioid addiction on the state’s rural communities. She is a graduate of Troy University.

Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Top row, from left Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Michael Roman, Ray Smith, David Shafer, Sen. Shawn Still. Center row, from left, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, John Eastoman, Kenneth Chesebro. Bottom row from left, Robert Cheeley, Harrison Floyd, Stephen Lee, Scott Hall, Misty Hampton, Cathleen Latham, Trevian Kutti. (Photos from Fulton County Sheriff’s Office)

One for the books as Trump and rest of Fulton 19 enter Georgia justice system over 2020 election

By: , and - August 25, 2023

At the end of a historic week at the Fulton County jailhouse, the criminal case against former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies also accused of subverting Georgia’s 2020 presidential election is just beginning. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges Trump and the rest of the group — which include lawyers, former federal […]

UPDATE: Trump supporters, detractors face off as he’s booked on Georgia racketeering charges

By: , and - August 24, 2023

This story was updated at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.  Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime TV and capped a drama-filled day outside the facility. Trump’s sprawling motorcade arrived at the […]

Rudy Giuliani is surrounded by media outside the Fulton County jail as he surrendered Aug. 23, 2023, on criminal charges. (Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder)

Trump allies begin to surrender in election interference case in Georgia

By: and - August 23, 2023

This story was updated at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 23, 2023. A former U.S. Department of Justice official and another high-ranking aide to former President Donald Trump suffered legal setbacks Wednesday in their challenges to the Fulton County 2020 presidential election interference case. Jeffrey Clark, Trump’s top environmental lawyer who provided advice that encouraged states […]

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis discusses the indictments against former President Donald Trump and 18 others on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)

Georgia grand jury indicts Trump, members of his inner circle

By: and - August 14, 2023

This story was updated at 12:00 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.  Former President Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle were indicted Monday in Fulton County’s sweeping investigation into 2020 election interference. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a press conference late Monday night to briefly discuss the grand jury’s […]