- As the possibility of jail time grows more serious, the Georgia election fraud case involving the former president Donald Trump and 18 more co-defendants is likely to turn nasty. Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff, gave himself up after attempting to evade arrest by having his case moved to a federal court. Even though Meadows is widely considered to be collaborating to some extent with Special Counsel Jack Smith and his federal prosecutors, who launched their own conspiracy case against Trump in Washington, he is now in the same situation as his 18 other defendants in the Georgia case.
- One of the Georgia phony electors accused Trump, claiming that his team was merely carrying out the president’s instructions. The accused co-conspirators are considering their options as the matter proceeds forward to court as they consider how to defend themselves. Because each defendant is aware that they must look out for themselves and put their own interests first, the case bears all the hallmarks of a traditional mafia case.
- Gene Rossi, a former federal prosecutor and Justice Department official, thinks that offenders at the bottom of the totem pole will be more willing to collaborate, take their blows, and hope for a reduced sentence. In comparison to the top seven defendants, defendants 15 through 19 are expected to collaborate far more quickly. As his poll numbers, legal war money, and campaign war chest increase with each indictment, Trump has come under legal scrutiny.
- The former president blasted the state accusations after the 41-count Georgia indictment was revealed last week and declared intentions to host a “news conference” to show how the accusations were unfounded. Although he postponed the event, he has made the most of the publicity, including booking himself into the Fulton County prison.
- At least three of the defendants—Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, a former top Justice Department employee, and David Shafer, the former leader of the Georgia Republican Party—are attempting to have their cases transferred to federal court. Meadows’ plea will be heard by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, but he declined to stop the arrest of Meadows and Clark, who is also accused of attempting to assist Trump in unlawfully reversing the election. Meadows has also requested that the case be dismissed on the grounds that whatever assistance he provided to Trump was done so in his role as White House chief of staff.
- Despite his extensive and public fundraising campaign to prepare a vigorous legal defense, a number of Trump’s attorneys have expressed dissatisfaction that Trump is failing to pay their legal expenses. Why the former president and his contributors aren’t doing more to assist is a question she has posted on social media. Michael Roman, a supporter of Trump’s campaign, is accused of giving an unnamed accomplice the go-ahead to work with Trump campaign representatives to contact state legislators in Georgia and other competitive states on behalf of Trump and persuade them to pick presidential electors in violation of the law.
- Shafer also requested that his case be transferred to a federal court since he was one of the alternative presidential electors who voted for Trump even though Biden won the state. He is accused with eight offenses, including forgery, fraudulent statements, and impersonating a public authority. Ray Smith, Robert Cheeley, Shawn Still, Stephen Cliffgard Lee, Trevian Kutti, Harrison William Prescott Floyd, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton are more local defendants.
- As the possibility of jail time grows more serious, the Georgia election fraud case involving the former president Donald Trump and 18 more co-defendants is likely to turn nasty. Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff, gave himself up after attempting to evade arrest by having his case moved to a federal court. Even though Meadows is widely considered to be collaborating to some extent with Special Counsel Jack Smith and his federal prosecutors, who launched their own conspiracy case against Trump in Washington, he is now in the same situation as his 18 other defendants in the Georgia case.
- One of the Georgia phony electors accused Trump, claiming that his team was merely carrying out the president’s instructions. The accused co-conspirators are considering their options as the matter proceeds forward to court as they consider how to defend themselves. Because each defendant is aware that they must look out for themselves and put their own interests first, the case bears all the hallmarks of a traditional mafia case.
- Gene Rossi, a former federal prosecutor and Justice Department official, thinks that offenders at the bottom of the totem pole will be more willing to collaborate, take their blows, and hope for a reduced sentence. In comparison to the top seven defendants, defendants 15 through 19 are expected to collaborate far more quickly. As his poll numbers, legal war money, and campaign war chest increase with each indictment, Trump has come under legal scrutiny.
- The former president blasted the state accusations after the 41-count Georgia indictment was revealed last week and declared intentions to host a “news conference” to show how the accusations were unfounded. Although he postponed the event, he has made the most of the publicity, including booking himself into the Fulton County prison.
- At least three of the defendants—Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, a former top Justice Department employee, and David Shafer, the former leader of the Georgia Republican Party—are attempting to have their cases transferred to federal court. Meadows’ plea will be heard by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, but he declined to stop the arrest of Meadows and Clark, who is also accused of attempting to assist Trump in unlawfully reversing the election. Meadows has also requested that the case be dismissed on the grounds that whatever assistance he provided to Trump was done so in his role as White House chief of staff.
- Despite his extensive and public fundraising campaign to prepare a vigorous legal defense, a number of Trump’s attorneys have expressed dissatisfaction that Trump is failing to pay their legal expenses. Why the former president and his contributors aren’t doing more to assist is a question she has posted on social media. Michael Roman, a supporter of Trump’s campaign, is accused of giving an unnamed accomplice the go-ahead to work with Trump campaign representatives to contact state legislators in Georgia and other competitive states on behalf of Trump and persuade them to pick presidential electors in violation of the law.
- Shafer also requested that his case be transferred to a federal court since he was one of the alternative presidential electors who voted for Trump even though Biden won the state. He is accused with eight offenses, including forgery, fraudulent statements, and impersonating a public authority. Ray Smith, Robert Cheeley, Shawn Still, Stephen Cliffgard Lee, Trevian Kutti, Harrison William Prescott Floyd, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton are more local defendants.
Source:
USA Today
