Justice closes the siege donald trump. After two and a half years of investigation, a grand jury in Atlanta announced this Tuesday that it has charged the former US president and 18 others with up to 41 crimes. criminal charges allegedly trying to illegally reverse his defeat presidential election led by 2020 Joe Biden for White House.
The indictment of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis focuses on the alleged efforts of the conservative tycoon and his allies, including his former lawyer. Rudy Giuliani and former chief of staff Mark Meadows– interfere Selection results inside Georgia, one of the states that upset the balance in the last presidential election. The Democratic leader won by a narrow 0.23% and 11,779 votesHe reversed what happened in 2016. His victory was due to the liberal trend of the most populous counties like Fulton. atlanta – The capital of the state, known as the “black Mecca” for its deep ties to African-American history, and where Trump received his second-worst state result.
After a long recount confirming his election failure, the then-president brad raffenspergerThe Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, whom he pressured and even threatened to “find” the 11,780 votes needed to paint the Georgia map red. Trump insisted he won and committed election fraud. Although the results are clear—both arguments at the same time.
30 collaborators not paid
The former president is on trial 13 times for violating Georgia’s Corrupt and Influenced Extortion Organizations (RICO) law. Trump and his supporters are blamed complo cancel the election results, false statementsfor provoking public officials, including the former vice-president. Mike Pence – breaking their oaths, distributing false documents at ballot boxes, hindering and harassing ballot box officials.
“Trump and the other defendants refused to admit their losses and knowingly and willingly participated in a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the war. elections Emphasizing that the “common purpose” of the former president and his collaborators is “to commit two or more crimes”, the prosecutor said “in favor of Trump”. blackmail“.
Also, all of them “impersonate a public official, don’t try to bribe witnesses, computer theftcomputer intrusion, computer invasion privacyConspiracy to defraud the state and related acts robbery And perjury“.
Willis announced an order arrest opposite accusedThat includes Trump’s lawyers and campaign team, although he has given them until August 25 to “voluntarily surrender.” The accusation includes 30 more accomplices who were not finally charged with the conspiracy.
The prosecution plans to hold Trump’s trial within the next six months. Therefore, it turned the case over to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. The current lawyers of the former president, Drew Finder And Jennifer SmallThey described the accusation as “ridiculous” and expect it to be reviewed as “flawed and unconstitutional”.
fourth charge
This is Trump’s fourth guilty plea so far this year, an unprecedented legal burden for both a former president and a running politician. oval office. The other three, alleged by the Republican democracy inside United States of Americaimproper storage of confidential documents after leaving the White House, and bribe Paid $130,000 to silence the porn actress stormy danielsHe had sexual intercourse just before the 2016 elections.
Trump, as he has done on all overt legal fronts, appeared in court on August 3 to deny his responsibility for the deliberate use of false slogans about electoral defeat in the 2020 election. riot A crowd of Trump supporters Capital city, causing five deaths. Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat confirmed that unlike other cases, the former president is expected to be photographed for his criminal record in Georgia.
Favorite in polls
Being between a rock and a hard place doesn’t seem to have hurt Trump. scandals. All the polls show him as a big favorite to be the USA’s candidate. Republican Party to the president of the country. Winning the nomination will be the first step in facing Biden and the Democrats again at the polls.
However, with one or more, it may reach November of the next year. sentences under the arm. If such a situation occurs, this will not prevent him from being a candidate, under US law. This possibility drags the US into a dizzying scenario that Trump is trying to exploit for his own benefit. “I need one more impeachment to get me elected,” he celebrated two weeks ago.
Constitutional law experts warn that if Trump is re-elected, he could use his powers to pardon him. They point out that although the lack of precedent makes it difficult to know what might happen in this hypothetical scenario, this presidential pardon can only be granted in cases that have been decided by a federal prosecutor. Thus, a conviction in Georgia could not be undone by either the current president or those led by the state.
Intimidation of prosecutors and witnesses
Beyond this seemingly calm demeanor, Trump entered ambiguous territory, trying to intimidate his investigators. This Monday, the former president openly pressured and witnessed Georgia’s former governor. Jeff Duncan To prevent him from appearing before the Fulton County Grand Jury. He did so with a message he posted on his digital platform. RealSocial This can create new problems for you as Georgia law makes it illegaldigestion“to influence, delay or hinder the expression of any person in a formal proceeding”.
As the weeks go by and the contraction court siege, the former president’s messages are increasingly openly hostile and intimidating. “If you go for me, I go for you!” Came to post. aware of this threatening, The federal prosecutors leading the investigation requested that the proceedings be classified as confidential to “preserve the integrity” of the process. Trump has assured that he will file a report from his team next Monday to be cleared, but everything indicates that he will use it to continue criminalizing his charges.