All 19 Defendants Plead Not Guilty, Waive Arraignments in Georgia Election Case

All defendants in Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis’s 2020 election probe plead not guilty and waive formal arraignments.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 14, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

All 19 defendants in Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis’s 2020 election probe have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them and waived their formal arraignments.

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was among the final defendants to enter a plea on Sept. 5, alongside former Trump attorney John Eastman and former Coffee County election official Misty Hampton.