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☆ Sweltering summer bodes ill for Georgia's strays
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 22 (Reuters) - In the blistering heat of a Caucasian summer, Tbilisi's stray dogs and cats are struggling to survive. According to activists, around 500,000 stray dogs and cats live in the country alongside 3.7 million humans. But with Georgia setting new temperature records amid Europe's rolling heatwave, Tbilisi's animals have been suffering. "The attitude was not very good," said Mariam Tsertsvadze, another Animal Project co-founder. "It’s so hard in Georgia to find new owners and forever homes for cats and dogs," he said.

Persons: Natia Chikovani, Mariam Tsertsvadze, Keso Baramidze, Tsertsvadze, It’s, Roman Churikov, Felix Light, Giles Elgood Organizations: Thomson Locations: Georgia, Tbilisi

☆ Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions -Medvedev
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sputnik/Yekaterina Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreAug 23 (Reuters) - The deputy chair of the Russian security council Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow may annex Georgia's breakaway regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia. "The idea of joining Russia is still popular in Abkhazia and South Ossetia," Medvedev, a former Russian president, wrote in an article published early on Wednesday by Argumenty I Fakty newspaper. Moscow recognised their independence in 2008, following Georgia’s attempt to regain control of South Ossetia by force that led to a Russian counter-attack. Georgian officials have repeatedly said they are committed to joining the U.S.-led military alliance that would preserve the territorial integrity of the country. Russia declared the annexations four provinces of Ukraine in September last year, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, but none of the annexations are recognised internationally.

Persons: Dmitry Medvedev, Medvedev, Argumenty, Maria Tsvetkova, Grant McCool Organizations: Russia's, Scientific, Machine, Sputnik, NATO, U.S, Thomson Locations: Reutov, Moscow, Russia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Russian, Ukraine, Georgia, Soviet Union, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, New York

☆ Trump ex-chief Mark Meadows asks judge to protect him from arrest as he seeks to move Georgia case to federal court
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a federal judge Tuesday to immediately move the Georgia criminal election interference case out of state court in order to protect him from being arrested, court filings showed. As an alternative, the federal court could simply issue an order barring Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from arresting Meadows this week, his attorney proposed in the 19-page filing. Meadows and 18 other co-defendants in Willis' case, including Trump, face a Friday deadline to surrender to jail. Meadows seeks to move the state-level case to federal court. But Moran argued that Meadows "would be irreparably injured if the state criminal proceeding is not stopped."

Persons: Mark Meadows, Fani Willis, Meadows, Willis, John Eastman, bondsman Scott Hall, Donald Trump, John Moran, Moran, Trump, Joe Biden, Brad Raffensperger Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Trump, Court, Georgia Locations: Washington ,, Georgia, Fulton County, Meadows, U.S, Atlanta, Georgia's

☆ 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

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has blocked the state of Georgia from enforcing a new Republican-backed law that bars doctors from providing hormone replacement therapy to treat gender dysphoria in transgender children under age 18. The ruling marked the latest instance of a federal judge blocking a law banning medical procedures for transgender youth. The judge said that amounts to a form of unconstitutional sex discrimination because a minor's sex at birth determines whether that child can receive a given form of medical treatment. The state argued that banning hormone therapy was justified by the risk that an individual may later in life regret the physical changes brought on by hormone replacement therapy. By contrast, research showed mental health benefits from allowing the treatment of gender dysphoria, the judge said.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Sarah Geraghty, Christopher Carr, Kara Richardson, Brian Kemp, Geraghty, Joe Biden, Georgia, Nate Raymond, Will Dunham, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: Trump, City Hall, REUTERS, Republican, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Circuit, Appeals, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Georgia, Atlanta, U.S ., Boston

☆ 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

☆ Meadows seeks dismissal of Georgia charges against him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Picture Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is asking a federal court to dismiss Georgia state criminal charges against him stemming from former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to a court document. Meadows claims that his alleged actions, including participating with Trump in a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, should be immune from state prosecution because they were performed in his capacity as a federal official. "The conduct charged here falls squarely within the scope of Mr. Meadows's duties as chief of staff and the federal policy underlying that role," Meadows' attorneys said in the filing. The document also claimed protection for Meadows under the First and 14th amendments to the Constitution.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump's, Meadows, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Joe Biden, Trump, Fulton, Raffensperger, David Morgan, Mary Milliken, Mark Porter Organizations: White, REUTERS, Rights, White House, Trump, Georgia, Constitution, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, U.S, Meadows, North Carolina, Georgia's Fulton County, Trump

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ Some former mobsters who were prosecuted by Rudy Giuliani are thrilled that the ex-Trump attorney got hit with RICO charges, mob lawyers say: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rudy Giuliani gained notoriety as a prosecutor for going after New York City mafias in the 1980s. Recently, he was indicted on RICO charges — the same prosecutorial tool he used to take down mafias. A lawyer who represented prominent New York mobsters said his clients are "fucking thrilled." "I don't want to say the language, but they really ripped Rudy a new a------," he told the outlet. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who witnessed Giuliani's political rise in the city, also chimed in and told Politico that the indictment was "more than Shakespearean."

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Georgia's, Murray Richman, Genovese, Rudy, Jeffrey Lichtman, Gambino, John Gotti, Lichtman, Ted Goodman, Rudy Giuliani fearlessly, Murray Richmond, John Alite, Alite, Richman, Trump, — Rudy, Bill de Blasio, de Blasio Organizations: New York City mafias, New York mobsters, Service, Racketeer, La, La Cosa Nostra, Trump, Former New York, Politico Locations: New York City, Wall, Silicon, New York, La Cosa, Former New York City, Giuliani

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

REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 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. The 98-page Georgia indictment listed 19 defendants and 41 criminal counts in all. Echoing his criticism of the other investigations he faces, Trump has called the indictment a political "witch hunt." NBC News and CNN reported that names, photographs, social media profiles and the home addresses purportedly belonging to members of the Fulton County grand jury were shared online and threats were made against the jurors following Trump's indictment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Jack Smith, Kanishka Singh, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Sheriff's, Democrat, Social, NBC, CNN, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta, Georgia's, Texas, Washington

☆ 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

☆ Michael Cohen is relishing Rudy Giuliani being charged with RICO violations: 'Karma boomerang is a bitch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Cohen is relishing the the fact that Rudy Giuliani has been charged with RICO violations. Giuliani and Trump were among 19 defendants indicted in a sprawling RICO case earlier this week. Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to an array of felonies in 2018 and was sentenced to three years in prison as a result, told Insider in a text message. He was referring to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was charged with RICO violations and a slew of other crimes in connection to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. "I see Michael Cohen is keeping it classy as always," Ted Goodman, a political advisor to Giuliani, said in response to Cohen's comments.

Persons: Michael Cohen, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Trump, Donald Trump's, Fani Willis, Willis, Ted Goodman, Michael, —, Cohen, Rudy, Donald Organizations: Service, Fulton Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York, Georgia, Fulton County

☆ DA seeks March 4 trial date for Trump Georgia election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday proposed a March 4 trial date for her case accusing former President Donald Trump and others of trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results. In his other active criminal cases, Trump's attorneys have advocated for delaying the trials until after the 2024 presidential election. Trump's criminal trial in New York, on charges of falsifying business records related to hush money payments, is set for March 25. A federal judge in Florida, meanwhile, set a May 20 trial date in special counsel Jack Smith's case accusing Trump of mishandling classified records. In a separate federal case charging Trump with election-related crimes, Smith's office has proposed a Jan. 2 trial start.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Georgia's, Willis, Trump, Jack Smith's, Donald John Trump's, —, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Fulton County Superior Court, Republican, Trump, Republicans, GOP, Florida Gov Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, New York, Florida, State, Iowa, New Jersey, Quinnipiac

☆ Most Americans say Trump should face charges over 2020 election, poll finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

More than half of U.S. adults, 54%, said they think Trump should face criminal charges in that case, while 42% disagreed, according to the university's latest national survey, released Wednesday. The governor, who was just six points behind Trump in Quinnipiac's national poll in February, trailed the former president by 39 points in the survey released Wednesday. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,818 American adults between Aug. 10-14 in its latest poll, which had a margin of error of 2.3 percentage points. The polling period ended on the same day that Trump was hit with his fourth criminal indictment, this one related to his alleged scheme to reverse his loss in Georgia's 2020 election. Sixty-eight percent of respondents in Quinnipiac's poll said that if a person is convicted of a felony, they should not be eligible to run for president.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Barrett Prettyman, Jack Smith, Trump, Tim Malloy, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden's, — Organizations: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Barrett Prettyman United States Court, Quinnipiac University, Independents, Republican, Florida Gov, Trump, Quinnipiac Locations: Ronald Reagan Washington, Arlington , Va, U.S, Quinnipiac's, Georgia

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene floats a 2026 Senate run after rumored candidate Brian Kemp told Trump the 2020 presidential election in Georgia 'was not stolen'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kemp should instead have criticized Trump's Georgia indictment. Brian Kemp forcefully pushed back against former President Donald Trump's 2020 election claims, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "His message should have been against this, not arguing with President Trump about the election and making it about his own ego and pride over Georgia's election," she told the newspaper. Am I going to be a part of President Trump's Cabinet if he wins? "The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen," Kemp wrote.

Persons: MTG, Kemp, Trump's, Greene, Marjorie Taylor Greene of, Brian Kemp, Donald Trump's, Trump, Democratic Sen, Jon Ossoff, Joe Biden's, Biden, — Organizations: Gov, AJC . Rep, Service, The Atlanta, Republican, Senate, Democratic, GOP, AJC, Trump Locations: Trump's Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Waco , Texas

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. Georgia state prosecutors allege he and 18 co-defendants conspired to illegally change the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump and his co-defendants with 41 criminal counts. Trump himself faces 13 counts including racketeering, false statements and soliciting a public servant to violate their oath. Trump’s lawyers are likely to argue that his efforts to change the election results were protected speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Trump, Danya Perry, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Willis, Bennett Gershman, Georgia's Racketeer, Gershman, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: Fair, REUTERS, E, Democrat, U.S . Constitution, Pace University, Trump, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Georgia, . Georgia, Fulton County, U.S ., New York

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The indictment of Former President Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia will be the biggest case of prosecutor Fani Willis' career, but it will not be her first contentious prosecution. “She’s not afraid of big cases,” said Gerald Griggs, a criminal defense attorney and president of the Georgia state conference of the NAACP. Willis worked from 2001 to 2018 in the Fulton County prosecutor's office, then won election as county prosecutor in 2020, defeating her former boss, Paul Howard. Willis campaigned on building leniency programs for some low-level offenders, but also adopted a hard line on violent crime and gang activity. “Anybody that thinks they can unleash insults from a podium and that’s going to shake Fani Willis is sorely mistaken."

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Trump, She’s, ”, Gerald Griggs, “ She’s, Brian Kemp, Elijah Nouvelage Georgia's, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Young, Jay Abt, ” Abt, Kamala Harris, Paul Howard, Griggs, ” Griggs, Andrew Goudsward, Tom Hals, David Bario, Alistair Bell Organizations: NAACP, Republican, Democrat, Trump, Georgia, Fulton, REUTERS, South Atlanta Magazine, Black Panther Party, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Emory University School of Law, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, overreach, Atlanta, Georgia's, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Washington ,, Washington, Wilimington , Delaware

☆ What is RICO and why are prosecutors using it against Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The main requirements under the federal RICO law are at least two underlying crimes and participation in a criminal enterprise over a long period of time. WHY ARE PROSECUTORS USING RICO? That means prosecutors would not necessarily have to prove Trump personally broke the law but knowingly coordinated with others who did. RICO cases are inherently more complex because prosecutors must first prove the existence of a criminal enterprise. Prosecutors will need to prove that Trump and his co-defendants worked together towards a common criminal purpose, which is not always as straightforward as proving an underlying RICO crime.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Reba Saldanha, Willis overreached, kingpins, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Prosecutors, Trump, Republican, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Georgia, U.S, Fulton County, Windham , New Hampshire, New York

Mark Meadows, Trump's former White House chief of staff, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman were among those charged. "Rather than abide by Georgia's legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal, racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia's presidential election result," Willis said at a press conference. A third indictment, in Washington federal court, accuses him of illegally seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump persists in falsely claiming he won the November 2020 election although dozens of court cases and state probes have found no evidence to support his claim. Willis's investigation drew on testimony from Trump advisers including Giuliani, who urged state lawmakers in December 2020 not to certify the election, and Republican state officials like Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp, who refused to echo Trump's false election claims.

Persons: Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Willis, Trump, Drew Findling, Jennifer Little, Marissa Goldberg, Georgia's, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Prosecutors, Giuliani, Meadows, Scott Morgan, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Raffensperger, Jean Carroll, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Jack Queen, Tim Ahmann, Andrew Goudsward, Kanishka Singh, Nilutpal, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Former U.S, Democrat, Fulton, Trump, Republican, White House, Reuters, U.S . Capitol, Electoral College, Fair, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Former, Georgia, Fulton County, Trump's, Arizona , Pennsylvania, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, New York, Florida, Washington

"Trump and the other defendants charged in this indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump," the indictment said. A third indictment, in Washington federal court, accuses him of illegally seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump denies wrongdoing in this case as well, and a trial date has yet to be set. Willis's investigation drew on testimony from Trump advisers including Giuliani, who urged state lawmakers in December 2020 not to certify the election, and Republican state officials like Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp, who refused to echo Trump's false election claims. While many Republican officials have echoed Trump's false election claims, Kemp and Raffensperger have refused to do so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evelyn Hockstein, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Trump, Georgia's, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Prosecutors, Willis, Giuliani, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Raffensperger, Jean Carroll, Jack Queen, Tim Ahmann, Jacqueline Thomsen, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Fair, REUTERS, Former U.S, Democrat, Trump, Republican, White House, U.S . Capitol, Electoral College, Giuliani, Meadows, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Former, Georgia, Fulton County, Trump's, Georgia county, Arizona , Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Washington, York

☆ Trump would have to serve 5 years in prison before he can be pardoned in Georgia criminal case, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Georgia is a rare state that gives pardon power to an independent board instead of the governor. The board also doesn't have the power to grant preemptive pardons, which is bad news for Trump. Unlike in his two federal criminal cases, Trump can't expect a Republican president to pardon him before or after he goes to trial. Nor can he rely on a Republican governor in Georgia to pardon him and get rid of the criminal charges. Georgia is one of five states that doesn't grant pardon power to the governor.

Persons: Trump, Fani, he'll, Ronald Carlson, They're, Carlson, Republicans — Georgia hasn't Organizations: Trump, Service, Republican, Paroles, University of Georgia School of Law, Republicans, Democrat, Brookings Institution Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County

☆ Read all 4 indictments against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump faces a whopping 91 criminal charges across his four indictments. A Georgia grand jury indicted Trump in a fourth criminal case this week. Read all four of the indictments here:Manhattan DA case indictment over hush-money payment to Stormy DanielsIn March, a New York grand jury indicted Trump on 34 felony charges in connection to a $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels made ahead of the 2016 election. In July, an updated grand jury indictment in the case was filed, adding two additional charges against Trump and naming a third defendant in the case. The Justice Department's investigation into 2020 election interferenceA grand jury in Washington, DC, brought four federal charges against Trump related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Read, Stormy Daniels, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Brad Raffensperger Organizations: Service, Mar, Manhattan DA, Justice Department, Trump, Georgia RICO, Georgia Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, New York, Lago, Florida, Washington , DC, Fulton County

☆ Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference indictment include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Kanye West's former publicist
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump was indicted again Monday in connection to his efforts to overturn Georgia's election results. Fulton County DA Fani Willis charged the former president with 13 crimes including racketeering. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. In February, the foreperson for the Fulton County grand jury, who heard months worth of witness testimony told CNN, that the amount of recommended indictments was "not a short list." More than 75 witnesses were called before the grand jury throughout the probe, per CNN.

Persons: Trump, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Willis, Joe Biden's, David Shafer, Cathleen Latham, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Kenneth Cheseboro, Jeffrey Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Mark Meadows, Michael Roman, Robert Cheeley, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee Harrison Floyd, Sydney Powell, Sydney Powell Scott Hall, Misty Hampton, — Organizations: Fulton, Trump, Service, CNN, Republican, Georgia Republican, Ray Smith III Former Trump, GOP, Trump Trevian, Kanye West Dallas, Sydney Powell Scott, Fulton County Republican Locations: Fulton County, Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Coffee County, Michael Roman Georgia, Chicago

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