Indictment week
Ending the day as I began it – a post on Trump’s potential indictment coming out of Fulton County, Georgia this week. This odd little story hit the Reuters wire and looks like the federal court jumped the gun and showed the D.A.’s hand.
For a brief time, a document was posted Monday listing several criminal charges against Trump. They look to be related to his actions after the 2020 election. The document was taken down without explanation. Like I said, odd.
The Fulton County District Attorney’s office said that no charges have been filed against Trump. We know from reporting that D.A. Fani Willis began presenting her case to the grand jury Monday morning. The document was dated August 14. It names Donald John Trump and cites the case as open. “The Reuters report that those charges were filed is inaccurate. Beyond that we cannot comment,” a spokesperson for the District Attorney’s office said.
As predicted, Fani Willis is using the RICO Act. The document is two pages and it cites the following, among other charges: “Violation Of The Georgia Rico (Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations) Act,” “Solicitation Of Violation Of Oath By Public Officer,” “Conspiracy To Commit False Statements and Writings” and “Conspiracy To Commit Forgery in the First Degree.
