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☆ Trump has yet to help his Georgia co-defendants with their legal bills, a risky test of their loyalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. Trump has a history of paying for at least some of his allies' legal counsel. His entire political network, including his joint fundraising committees, spent over $70 million combined from the start of 2020 through the end of 2022 on legal fees, according to a report by OpenSecrets. People familiar with the big bills in the Georgia case told CNBC that many caught up in the case are not expecting any help from the Trump political network. Trump co-defendants can expect to pay their lawyers "seven figures if it's a dollar," meaning at least $1 million, said Randy Zelin, a veteran attorney who specializes in white-collar crimes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, Ellis, District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump, Michael Glassner, Randy Zelin, Zelin Organizations: Fair, Trump, Twitter, District Attorney, OpenSecrets, CNBC, Patriot Legal Defense Fund Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Georgia, skyrocket, Fulton County, Trump

☆ First defendant in Trump Georgia election case surrenders at county jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vehicles drive in an entrance to the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 21, 2023. The first of the 19 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump surrendered for booking the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Tuesday. Trump's announcement came hours after a judge in Fulton County set his bond at $200,000 and barred him from numerous forms of potential witness intimidation. Hall is charged with violating Georgia's racketeering law, conspiracy to commit election fraud, conspiracy to commit a felony and conspiracy to defraud the state. Willis' indictment accuses Hall of attempting to illegally break into election machines in Coffee County, Georgia, on Jan. 7, 2021, the day after the attack on the Capitol in Washington.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Hall, bondsman, Trump, Fani Willis, Joe Biden's, Willis, Sidney Powell Organizations: Jail, Capitol, Washington . Hall, Trump Locations: Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County, Coffee County , Georgia, Washington

CNN —The first two of President Donald Trump’s co-defendants surrendered at the Fulton County jail on Tuesday, setting the tone for how the defendants will be processed and how the case will progress. They had signed a bond agreement with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday. Hall was given an inmate identification number and released after spending roughly an hour at the jail on Tuesday. Willis has charged Trump and 18 of co-defendants of participating in schemes to meddle with Georgia’s election results. Trump, who agreed to a $200,000 bond on Monday, said he plans to turn himself in on Thursday.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, John Eastman, Trump, Scott Hall, Fani Willis, Hall, Willis, Trump’s, Joe Biden, Eastman, Pence, Jack, “, ” Eastman, ” Organizations: CNN, Electoral, Democratic, Trump Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia

☆ Pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman, key figure in Georgia election case, surrenders at jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eastman is one of 19 co-defendants, including Trump, facing charges in the Georgia criminal case led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County Jail, the website's inmate database shows. Trump, who faces 13 criminal counts, said on social media late Monday that he would surrender Thursday. Eastman was the second known co-defendant in Willis' case to surrender to the Fulton County Jail. Scott Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman charged with seven criminal counts, was booked earlier Monday morning.

Persons: John Eastman, Eastman, Mike Pence, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Trump, Willis, Scott Hall, bondsman, Eastman's Organizations: University of Colorado, Boulder, College, Trump, Scott Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta, California

☆ Analysis: Donald Trump's $200,000 bond drives home the unique peril of his Georgia indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump had to agree, for example, to make no threats on social media against co-defendants, witnesses and the 30 unindicted co-conspirators. The former president has excoriated special counsel Jack Smith, who indicted him twice, on social media and in speeches. Elliot Williams, a former federal prosecutor and CNN legal analyst, said that the terms were fair and did not infringe on Trump’s rights. Trump’s many late-night social media eruptions will make it hard for observers to believe that he will stick to the conditions to which he’s agreed. By Monday evening, Trump had already posted on his social media network about the bond.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Norm Eisen, Barack Obama, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, he’d, Fani Willis, Geoff Duncan, “ shouldn’t, Duncan, Willis, Scott McAfee, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Elliot Williams, “, ” Williams, Trump’s, he’s, it’s, Anthony Michael Kreis, CNN’s Brianna Keilar, ” Trump’s, John Eastman, Bond, Ray Smith, Ken Chesebro, Scott Hall, Smith, –, Tolstoy Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democrat, Manhattan, Attorney’s Office, Florida –, Republican, Georgia State University, Conservative, Washington Locations: Atlanta, Milwaukee, Georgia, Fulton County, Washington, Florida, Texas, Washington , DC, Iowa

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. The document, a bond agreement signed by Trump's attorneys and Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis, sets out release terms including restrictions on intimidating witnesses and obstructing justice. "The above shall include, but are not limited to, posts on social media or reposts of posts made by another individual on social media," states the order, signed by Fulton County Superior Court judge Scott McAfee. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and 18 co-defendants were indicted in the Georgia case on Aug. 14. Prosecutors in the case have proposed that the trial start on March 4, 2024, while Trump's lawyers have asked for a 2026 trial.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis, Scott McAfee, Willis, Jasper Ward, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Fulton Country District Attorney, Fulton, Trump, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Live updates: Trump indictment news in the Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Shawna Mizelle | Maureen Chowdhury | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for troubled conditions for inmates. Last month, the US Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into living conditions, access to health care, violence against detainees and possible discrimination against those with psychiatric disabilities. But the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. Trump is expected to turn himself in Thursday or Friday, according to a senior law enforcement official. Custody at Fulton County jail: The Justice Department last month launched a civil rights investigation into the jail which has been the site of multiple deaths on the premises.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Chris Timmons, Knowles Gallant Timmons, haven’t, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia’s, Kristen Clarke, LaShawn Thompson, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat Organizations: US Justice Department, CNN, United, Service, Fulton, Department, Fulton County Sheriff Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, United States, Fulton

CNN —Former President Donald Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions after his lawyers met with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office on Monday, according to court documents reviewed by CNN. According to a new court filing on Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reached a bond agreement with one of Trump’s co-defendants: conservative attorney John Eastman. Eastman’s $100,000 bond order is the first to appear on the Fulton County court website. Law enforcement presence remains at an elevated level at the Fulton County court complex. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office on Monday, the barricades around the Fulton County courthouse will remain in place until Saturday.

Persons: Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Jennifer Little, Drew Findling, Blanche, Fani Willis, Trump’s, John Eastman, Scott Hall, Willis, Willis ’, Atlanta police – Organizations: CNN, Trump, Fulton, US Marshals Service, Atlanta police Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton

☆ Analysis: Donald Trump's expected Georgia surrender and debate no-show shatter campaign conventionality
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The GOP front-runner is expected to surrender, potentially for fingerprinting and a mug shot, on Thursday or Friday, a senior law enforcement source told CNN. His legal quagmire is likely to yet again dominate the GOP race, drowning out rivals who have so far largely failed to exploit Trump’s four indictments. It’s a tactic that appears to be working among GOP primary voters given his wide polling lead thus far. Ron DeSantis – announced that, as expected, he’d skip the debate in Milwaukee. Asa Hutchinson, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Trump’s legal troubles will force every Republican on the debate stage to show their hand.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, That’ll, Trump, he’s, quagmire, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Joe Biden’s, Fani Willis, Biden, Ron DeSantis –, ” Trump, “, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, ”, “ Donald Trump, ” Hutchinson, Kasie Hunt, Christie, Hutchinson, Tucker Carlson, Larry Hogan Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump, Post, Republican, CBS News, Florida Gov, Truth, New, New Jersey Gov, CBS, Arkansas Gov, Fox, Maryland Gov Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County, Milwaukee, Fulton, Florida, Manhattan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Arkansas, “ State

☆ Trump's bond in Georgia election case set at $200,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A judge set former President Donald Trump's bond at $200,000 in the Georgia criminal case accusing him of conspiring to overturn his loss in the state's 2020 election, a court filing showed Monday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee set Trump's bond for the racketeering charge at $80,000, while the remaining 12 counts each received bond amounts of $10,000, the court filing shows. McAfee set a $100,000 bond for John Eastman, the pro-Trump lawyer who is charged with nine counts in the Georgia case. Kenneth Chesebro, another pro-Trump lawyer and co-defendant, had his bond set at $100,000 on one count of racketeering and six counts of criminal conspiracy. Ray Smith's bond was set at $50,000, while the judge set a $10,000 bond for Scott Hall.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Fani Willis, Trump's, Willis, Trump, Joe Biden's, Scott McAfee, McAfee, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Ray Smith's, Scott Hall Organizations: Fair, Trump, NBC, Electoral College Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta

☆ Mark Meadows asks judge to dismiss charges in Georgia RICO case, saying he was just doing his job as Trump's chief of staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lawyers for Mark Meadows asked a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him. He faces RICO charges in Georgia for his efforts in Trump's scheme to overturn election results. His lawyers say he was just doing his job as Trump's chief of staff. Even if state officials like Willis deem his activities as breaking state law, they're consistent with federal law and therefore protected, according to his lawyers. "Even if they had, moreover, a federal official does not lose Supremacy Clause immunity based on a violation of federal law where the violation was not clear and willful."

Persons: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's, Meadows, Trump, Fani Willis, Steve C, Jones, Barack Obama, Jones hasn't, he's, Justice Elana Kagan, Willis, Jack Smith Organizations: Service, Trump, Georgia, US, Supreme, of Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Atlanta, Fulton County, United States, It's, Meadows, of Georgia

☆ Trump's $200,000 bond in his Georgia RICO case is the first time he's on the hook for cash in his criminal cases
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's the first time in four criminal cases that he's required to post cash to secure his return. The bond order explicitly forbids him from intimidating witnesses and co-defendants on social media. It's the first time, out of four criminal cases, that he's being required to post bond to secure his court appearances. Trump has been charged in three other cases this year, none of which include a cash bond. Read the Trump bond order below:

Persons: Donald Trump, Drew Findling, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Bond, Scott McAfee, McAfee, Ronald Carlson, He's, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Carlos De Oliveira, Forbes, he's Organizations: Service, Trump, Fulton, University of Georgia School of Law, Prosecutors, Justice, Mar, Save Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Atlanta, Fulton County, Manhattan, New York, Lago

☆ Trump says he will surrender at an Atlanta jail on Thursday in Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | Katherine Doyle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by a Radical Left District Attorney, Fani Willis," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who launched the investigation into Trump and his allies, has given the defendants until noon Friday to voluntarily surrender. Trump earlier Monday agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia criminal case charging him with trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. Eastman — who's referenced but not charged as a co-conspirator in special counsel Jack Smith's federal criminal case against Trump for allegedly trying to subvert the 2020 election results — features prominently and repeatedly in the DA's indictment. Ray Smith, another Trump lawyer who was allegedly involved in the electors scheme, agreed to a $50,000 bond order, court filings show.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis, Scott McAfee, — Drew Findling, Marissa Goldberg, Jennifer Little —, Trump's, Willis —, John Eastman, McAfee, Eastman, Eastman —, Jack, Joe Biden, Harvey Silverglate, Kenneth Chesebro, Ray Smith, Scott Hall Organizations: Windham High School, Radical Left, Attorney, Trump, NBC News, Superior, Courthouse, Eastman, Hall Locations: Windham , New Hampshire, Fulton County , Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, Fulton County, Rice, Georgia, Fulton, Coffee County

☆ Opinion: A powerful weapon for prosecutors is now in the hands of Fani Willis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. In the US, prosecutors are given enormous power to apply the law as they see fit, choosing who to charge and what to charge them with. Evidence of their misdeeds can secure convictions and allow for strict sentences that otherwise couldn’t be imposed. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyThe 97-page indictment unveiled by Willis last week cites a lot more evidence than could be arrayed against a sandwich served at lunch. “We are the chief law enforcement officers in each jurisdiction, with the weighty power to deprive others of their freedom,” Aronberg observed.

Persons: CNN — Caesar Enrico “ Rico ” Bandello, Caesar, ”, Edward G, Robinson, Rico, Rudolph Giuliani, Fani Willis, Willis, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sol Wachtler, Bill Bramhall, Jennifer Rodgers, “, Trump, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Dave Aronberg, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Aronberg, Jack, Smith, ” Aronberg, Trump Walt Handelsman, James Antle III, ” Antle, ” Trump, Biden, Dean Obeidallah, Clay Jones, Tucker Carlson, Ron DeSantis, Lanhee Chen, Joe Biden, DeSantis, David Axelrod, Axelrod, Vivek Ramaswamy, Rich Lowry, “ Ramaswamy, … ”, Lowry, ” Carrie Sheffield, ” Lisa Benson, GoComics.com, ‘, Julian Zelizer, Jeff Zelevansky, Sandra Bullock, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Jill Filipovic, “ it’s, Michael Oher, Sean, Leigh Anne Tuohy —, … Oher, …, Facebook Filipovic, “ Oher, ” Bradley Cooper’s, ’ “, Leonard Bernstein —, Bradley Cooper, ’ —, David M, Perry, Bernstein, Felicia Montealegre, Carey Mulligan, Cooper, ‘ Maestro, ’, Joel Pett, Agency “, Celia Wexler, Joan Meyer, ” Wexler, Don’t, Ric Ward, Sigrid Fry, Alden Wicker, Jay Michaelson, Al Gore, Lauren Hersh, Rebecca Zipkin, David Andelman, Africa —, Michael Coren, Elsie Robinson, UC Berkeley Elsie Robinson, “ Robinson, Allison Gilbert, ” Gilbert, — Organizations: CNN, ”, New, Appeals, New York Daily News, Department, Electoral, Palm, Manhattan, Attorney, “, White House, of Justice, Trump, Agency, GOP, Republicans, Florida Gov, Republican, Fair, Politico, Hawaii, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, NFL, Oher, Twitter, Netflix, Rican, ” Press, Marion County, Russia, Hearst, San Francisco Examiner, Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley, Google, Smithsonian Locations: Rico, Fulton County, Atlanta, county’s, Georgia, Coffee County, Palm Beach County , Florida, “, Milwaukee, Iowa, GoComics.com Maui, Maui, Delaware, Hawaii, Tennessee, Costa, Rican American, Marion, The Kansas, Revere, Africa

☆ A former Giuliani mayoral staffer says Fani Willis will be talked about as a future Georgia governor or vice president if she convicts Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An ex-Giuliani staffer told Politico that Fani Willis will be a "superstar" if she convicts Trump. Giuliani during an appearance on Newsmax earlier this week firmly rejected Willis' use of RICO statutes in the Georgia case. Since November 2020, Trump has cast doubt on now-President Joe Biden's 2020 victory in Georgia, despite no evidence of voting irregularities and vote counts affirming the final results. After decades of GOP dominance on the presidential level, Georgia backed Biden by roughly 12,000 votes out of 5 million ballots cast. Shortly after the 2020 election, Trump pushed Gov.

Persons: Giuliani, Politico, Fani Willis, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Willis, Racketeer, Rudy Giuliani —, Willis —, Joe Biden's, Biden, Brian Kemp, Brad Raffensperger, president's Organizations: Trump, Service, Organization, New York City, Mafia, Politico, Gov, Biden's Locations: Wall, Silicon, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, New York, Atlanta and Washington

☆ Fact Check-Trump not facing death penalty in Jan. 6 federal indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Elizabeth Moore, VP of PR and Communications at Breitbart, told Reuters, “We never indicated that the DOJ is seeking or will seek the death penalty. “The Eighth Amendment rules out the death penalty unless the defendant intended or had a high degree of culpability with respect to the death of the victim. “Nor does it plead any of the aggravating factors -- from a list in the federal death penalty statute --that need to be specified. When seeking the death penalty, the indictment must include special findings as detailed in the DOJ’s Justice Manual (here). Donald Trump is not facing the death penalty in the federal indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith on overturning the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, “, Breitbart, Smith, Jack Smith’s, Elizabeth Moore, ” Moore, Joel Pollak, ” Daniel Richman, Paul J, Kellner, ”, Jack Beermann, Philip S, Beck, Peter Carr, Read Organizations: U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, U.S . Capitol, TRUMP, “ TRUMP, “ Trump, Communications, Breitbart, Reuters, DOJ, Trump, U.S ., Capitol, USC, Columbia Law School, Justice Department, Boston University School of Law Locations: Washington, Georgia, Fulton County, GEORGIA, Prison, U.S

Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for especially deplorable conditions for inmates. A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. CNNBut the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. “It could be 15 minutes total to get them in and out.”A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, "The manner and cause of death was listed as undetermined by the county medical examiner.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Chris Timmons, Knowles Gallant Timmons, haven’t, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia’s, ‘ We’ve, –, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, ” Labat, We’ve, Defendants, it’s, ” Timmons, Scott McAfee, won’t, McAfee, Gerald Griggs, Griggs, ” Griggs, Kristen Clarke, LaShawn Thompson, ” Clarke, Thompson’s, Michael Harper, Lashawn Thompson, Harper, Labat Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, United, Service, Fulton, Trump, Fulton County Sheriff, Georgia NAACP, Department, Jail, Sheriff's Locations: Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta, United States, Georgia

☆ Trump expected to skip debate and do interview with Tucker Carlson instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is planning to skip the first Republican presidential debate on Wednesday and is instead expected to sit for an interview with former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson, multiple sources familiar with his plans tell CNN. The timing for the Carlson interview has yet to be determined, the sources said, but it is expected to air around the same time as the debate. The New York Times first reported the details of the Carlson interview. CNN previously reported that Trump was not expected to participate in the debate and that his campaign had engaged in conversations with Carlson about a potential interview as counterprogramming for the event. The second presidential debate is scheduled for September at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Trump, Carlson, Ronald Reagan, Fani Willis Organizations: CNN, Fox News, New York Times, Dominion Voting Systems, Republican, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Fulton Locations: California, Georgia, Fulton County

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail at the end of next week – on Thursday or Friday, a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the surrender told CNN. After the 41-count indictment was unsealed, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis set an August 25 deadline for their surrender. Trump’s expected surrender in Georgia comes the same week as the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat has previously suggested he wants to treat Trump and the others named in the indictment similar to any other defendant. The US Secret Service has been onsite at the Fulton County Jail for the last several weeks working with the Fulton County Sheriff Department and the city of Atlanta in planning for the former president’s surrender, a USSS spokesperson told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis ’, Trump’s, Tucker Carlson, Trump, Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani Organizations: CNN, Trump, Fox News, Fulton County Sheriff, White House, Service, Fulton County Sheriff Department Locations: Fulton, Georgia, Fulton County, Jail, Atlanta

☆ Rudy Giuliani complained about being prosecuted with the RICO laws that he pioneered to use against mobsters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rudy Giuliani complained about being charged under the RICO act. "There is a way around it: The legitimate use of RICO," said Giuliani. Even if you believe everything in [Willis'] indictment, it doesn't allege a long-term criminal [scheme]." Willis has accused Trump, Giuliani, and 16 associates of being part of a conspiracy to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the state. Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing, in a statement after the indictment accusing prosecutors of abusing state RICO laws.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Giuliani's, Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Trump's, John Catsimatidis, Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, Biden, reltaing, Hunter, Willis, doesn't Organizations: Service, Trump Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, Georgia

☆ Opinion: What Fani Willis’ case shows us about the power of local prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Opinion Dave Aronberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Whether they are called district attorneys, state’s attorneys or something else, the job of local prosecutors has traditionally flown under the national political radar. In fact, unlike the attorney general, a local district attorney cannot be fired by the president. The lesson for Meadows is that the local district attorney isn’t automatically bound by any deal with the feds. Willis and Bragg are not the only state prosecutors making headlines this year. Trump’s legal team is so fearful of state court that they have been fighting to “remove” his New York criminal case to federal court.

Persons: Dave Aronberg, Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr, O.J, Simpson, Kenneth Starr, Robert Mueller, General Merrick Garland, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Jack Smith, pitbull, Willis ’, Smith, Attorney Willis, Smith smartly, Mark Meadows, Willis, Meadows, Bragg, Alex Murdaugh, Lori Vallow, Bryan Kohberger, Aileen Cannon Organizations: State, Palm, CNN, Manhattan, Attorney, Trump, Florida Gov, Department of, Fulton, of Justice, White House, Twitter, Facebook, University of Idaho Locations: Palm Beach County , Florida, Fulton County, Florida, New York, Manhattan, Russia, Georgia, isn’t, York, Washington , DC

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Law enforcement officials were investigating threats related to former President Donald Trump's election interference probe in Georgia, after the names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online, the local sheriff's office said. "Our investigators are working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to track down the origin of threats in Fulton County and other jurisdictions," the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Thursday. It’s critical that the Fulton County Sheriff's Office take this matter seriously. Fulton County contains Atlanta, Georgia's largest city and the state capital. "These jurors have signed their death warrant by falsely indicting President Trump," one report quoted a poster as saying.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Dan Jones, Fani Willis, Trump, Jones, Jack Smith, Democrat Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Landay, Jonathan Oatis, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Sheriff's, Advance Democracy, FBI, Senate Intelligence, Trump, Reuters, Republican, Democrat, Social, U.S, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta, Georgia's, Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Texas, Washington

☆ Trump said he'd release a new report detailing election fraud in Georgia. His legal team thinks it's a bad idea: ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On Monday, a Georgia grand jury indicted Trump and 18 allies alleging they worked to try and overturn the results of the 2020 election. A day later, Trump said he had plans to soon release a report exonerating himself. His legal advisers, however, are telling him to cancel the event, saying it could put him in more legal trouble, according to ABC News. On Monday, a Georgia grand jury indicted Trump and 18 of his allies, alleging they conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. "Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others — There will be a complete EXONERATION!

Persons: Trump, exonerating, Donald Trump, he's, —, He's, Fani Willis Organizations: ABC News, Service, Truth, Conference, Trump Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Bedminster , New Jersey, New York

☆ Inside the jail where Trump and the 18 co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering case will be booked
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

By August 25, Trump will be booked at a notorious Atlanta jail known as 'Rice Street.' Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The Georgia jail cell where Lashawn Thompson was found dead. Photos of the jail cell where Lashawn Thompson was held show squalid conditions. Handout from Michael HarperAs it stands, Trump's attorneys are negotiating the terms of his surrender with the Fulton County DA, according to CNN.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Fani Willis, —, Sarah Flack, Lashawn Thompson, Handout, Michael Harper Robert G, Rubin, Michael Harper, Willis Organizations: Trump, Service, The New York Times, Times, Department of Justice, Fulton County DA, CNN, GOP Locations: Atlanta, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County, Manhattan, Georgia

☆ Trump proposes April 2026 trial in federal election subversion case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is asking the federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal election subversion case against him to set the trial for April 2026. The federal judge in the documents case has set that trial for May 2024, while the New York case is set to go to trial in March of next year. “President Trump must prepare for each of these trials in the coming months. Several will likely require President Trump’s presence at some or all trial proceedings,” they wrote. “Without question, President Trump’s obligation to diligently prepare for this case does not end because of other pending matters,” the attorneys said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack, Trump, Tanya Chutkan, “, ”, Chutkan, Trump’s, Smith’s, Smith, Fani Willis, BIDEN Organizations: CNN, US, “, Capitol Locations: Washington ,, New York, Georgia, Fulton County, York, Iowa

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