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Donald Trump's Georgia Indictment

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Overview

Donald Trump's Georgia Indictment refers to the arrest of Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants in the state of Georgia on charges of engaging in an alleged conspiracy to fraudulently overturn the results of the 2020 United States Presidential Election. The arrest marks Trump's fourth indictment of 2023 following indictments in the Stormy Daniels Hush Money case, the alleged mishandling of classified documents case and the Capitol Insurrection case. The Georgia indictment is arguably the most serious of the four, as the state has charged Trump and the conspirators with one count of violating the state's RICO statute, which carries a sentence of 5-20 years in prison.

Background

In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, before Joe Biden was inaugurated, Trump allegedly made efforts to overturn Biden's narrow win in the state of Georgia. These included calling Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffsperger and asking him to help "find" 11,000 votes for Trump in the state,[1] plotting to send fake electoral college voters to fraudulently certify that Trump had won Georgia[2] and illegally breaching voting machines to search for evidence of fraud.[3]

On August 14th, 2023, a Georgia grand jury indicted Donald Trump and 18 co-conspirators on charges of violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. Trump is accused of committing 13 felonies in total. Others charged include Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Jenna Ellis. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is also charged in the indictment.[4] A graphic showing everyone charged was posted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution[5] on August 15th, 2023 (shown below).



Developments

On August 21st, 2023, Donald Trump announced plans to surrender on August 24th, and he agreed to a $200,000 bond for his release.[6] He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Trump is ordered not to use social media to intimidate co-defendants or witnesses in the case. He will reportedly have a mugshot taken, [7] which would be the first of his life and the first of the four 2023 indictments to take this step.

Trump is being tried by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis,[8] who has moved to have the defendants tried on March 4th, 2024. Meadows and Trump have moved to get the case moved to a federal court where they believe they have a better chance of getting the case dismissed.[7]

On Truth Social, Trump has made several posts about the case, including disparaging Fani Willis and suggesting the $200,000 bond was a ploy to ensure he didn't "fly to Russia" (shown below).


Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump 11m Can you believe it? I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by a Radical Left District Attorney, Fani Willis, who is overseeing one of the greatest Murder and Violent Crime DISASTERS in American History. In my case, the trip Atlanta is not for "Murder," but for making a PERFECT PHONE CALL! She campaigned, and is continuing to campaign, and raise money on, this WITCH HUNT. This is in strict coordination with Crooked Joe Biden's DOJ. It is all about ELECTION INTERFERENCE! Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump The failed District Attorney of Fulton County (Atlanta), Fani Willis, insisted on a $200,000 Bond from me. I assume, therefore, that she thought I was a "flight" risk - I'd fly far away, maybe to Russia, Russia, Russia, share a gold domed suite with Vladimir, never to be seen or heard from again. Would I be able to take my very "understated" airplane with the gold TRUMP affixed for all to see. Probably not, I'd be much better off flying commercial - I'm sure nobody would recognize me!

Donald Trump's Mugshot

Donald Trump's Mugshot is the booking photo of former President Donald Trump, released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office after he was arrested in Georgia on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 United States Presidential Election results in the state. Many of his critics anticipated the photograph as a vindication of their belief that Trump has committed crimes, others anticipated it being an extremely important historical photo, which could lead to countless memes.

On August 24th, 2023, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office released Donald Trump's mugshot after he briefly appeared to get booked. It is the first mugshot of a United States President ever taken.



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External References

[1] New York Times – Highlights of Trump’s Call With the Georgia
Secretary of State

[2] The Guardian – Inside Trump’s ‘alternate electors’ plot to steal the vote in Georgia

[3] CNN – Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county’s elections office before voting machine breach

[4] New York Times – The Trump Georgia Indictment, Annotated

[5] Atlanta Constitution Journal – Who's Who In the Trump Indictment

[6] CNN – Trump plans to surrender Thursday in Georgia election case

[7] Forbes – Trump Will Surrender At Georgia Jail Thursday -- Here’s What To Expect As He May Get First Mug Shot

[8] New York Times – Trump Indicted in Georgia Prosecutors Accuse Trump of ‘Criminal Enterprise’ to Overturn Election

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