Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.

[Jolly]

@89th said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

I guess technically we have the potential of a President serving his term from prison.

Would tickle the feces out of me.

Then, maybe the Demoncratic Socialist Party doesn't go down this road again.

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

@89th said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

I guess technically we have the potential of a President serving his term from prison.

I think realistically they’d have to declare him incapacitated under the 25A for the duration of his incarceration.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

Just remember...If the silliness succeeds goes unprosecuted, this is how the game will be played from now on.

To not prosecute his coup attempt would effectively legalize the tactics they employed.

[Doctor Phibes]

@jon-nyc said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

@Jolly said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

Just remember...If the silliness succeeds goes unprosecuted, this is how the game will be played from now on.

To not prosecute his coup attempt would effectively legalize the tactics they employed.

When Trump tries to steal an election, it's because he genuinely believes he won, which makes it ok.

[jon-nyc]

I suppose that’s ultimately why his people are ok with it.

But that just means they never gamed out what things would look like with such a norm.

In such a world elections would be merely opening bids, to be ultimately decided by whichever party controls the right state and judicial machinery.

[LuFins Dad]

I imagine Kemp is having a helluva week.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

@Jolly said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

Just remember...If the silliness succeeds goes unprosecuted, this is how the game will be played from now on.

To not prosecute his coup attempt would effectively legalize the tactics they employed.

Georgia is what it comes down to. Can the prosecution provide the evidence that Trump (not co… Trump) illegally interfered.

[jon-nyc]

I’ve read they have recordings of calls between Trump and Rafensberger besides the one the public has heard.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

@Jolly said in Georgia Indicts Trump, Giuliani, Meadows, Powell, et al.:

Just remember...If the silliness succeeds goes unprosecuted, this is how the game will be played from now on.

To not prosecute his coup attempt would effectively legalize the tactics they employed.

Coup attempt!

Are you out of your rabid-ass mind?

[jon-nyc]

Ok replace with “attempt to overturn an election” and the point still stands.

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

[Jolly]

So...what happens when all those guys are removed?

[jon-nyc]

I don't know - the charges would be different under federal law, one presumes. Do they need a new grand jury? Does a USADA take over? I don't know.

I think it only applies to three of them out of the 18.

[jon-nyc]

So it seems like it’s a federal court trying them under Georgia law. So still a state crime not pardonable by the president.

But maybe a better jury pool for them.

[taiwan_girl]

How surrenders work at the troubled Fulton County jail – and why Trump’s will be different

Kind of obvious, but President Trump will not be treated like other criminals.

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Normally, those taken into custody are thoroughly searched by a jail deputy. In the past, though, some high-profiled defendants who have voluntarily surrendered were not subjected to that thorough body search, a person familiar with the process told CNN.

Defendants also typically undergo a medical screening and receive a pre-trial consultation to determine whether they can sign out on their own recognizance, although it’s not clear whether those same steps would be taken with Trump and other high-profile defendants.

For an average defendant, the booking process can take hours, much of which can be spent waiting around for their turn to be booked.
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[jon-nyc]

Ha. Check your fucking dignity at the door, Donny.

[Jolly]

Drinking again?

[jon-nyc]

Coffee. I’m in Bucharest. That post was ~7am my time.