Georgia Judge Scott McAfee said 'public interest' in the case outweighs privacy concerns, and said online coverage would likely go on 'in perpetuity.'
A Georgia judge presiding over the state's RICO case against former President Donald Trump and other codefendants now says the public interest in the case outweighs privacy concerns for the defendants, and has decided not to seal criminal dockets in the case.
McAfee wrote,"Upon successful completion and discharge of their sentences, the defendants remain able to renew their sealing request," offering them a time in the future to revisit the matter.
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