Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek more than a dozen indictments when she presents her case regarding efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia before a grand jury next week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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But there is nothing tying it directly to Trump. Which highlights a potential problem with both that case and the one brought by Smith. To what extent can Trump be held responsible for what others did in his name.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 10:33 pm
But there is nothing tying it directly to Trump. Which highlights a potential problem with both that case and the one brought by Smith. To what extent can Trump be held responsible for what others did in his name.
Exactly. Of course, in Georgia there is the phone call to Raffensperger and in the broader case there is the direct interaction with Jeffrey Clark and with Pence. Will it be enough? Time will tell.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
This thread from Anna Bower lays out what to expect in the next couple of days in Georgia.
The key points are: 1) most of the work was done by the special grand jury and Willis can just present their evidence to the regular grand jury, supplemented by the testimony of a couple of witnesses; 2) the standard of proof for probable cause is not high; and 3) if an indictment is approved, it will become public quickly.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
I said in the thread about the indictment charging Trump with seeking to overturn the 2020 election that his post attacking Judge Chutkan was not the most inappropriate one that he has made today. That prize would go to a post that he made literally warning former Georgia Lt. Governor Jeff Duncan, who has confirmed that he has been subpoenaed to testify at the Fulton County grand jury tomorrow, not to testify. That is about as blatant witness tampering as you can get, and may even add to the initial charges he faces in Georgia (and could even be used to justify not releasing him when he gets arrested, though I am sure they won't go there). Moreover, since Duncan is also a potential witness in the federal case, he may face consequences there as well.
ETA: He is still at it.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
The Spiro's Ghost tweet actually is still there, though other tweets have been deleted. I think it is most likely correct that those will be the charges that the grand jury will be asked to vote on, but either way, what a clusterfuck!
ETA: Sara Lynch of Reuters (who "broke" the story), has posted a screencap of what had reportedly been posted on the court site.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
The Fulton County courthouse normally closes at 5. It is still open. Judge McBurney has told reporters he won't leave without letting them know. Later he advised them to go get dinner. Very few left to do so. Reportedly there are still at least a couple of witnesses left to testify. It certainly appears that Fani Willis is trying to get this done and over with today, but perhaps she will finish the witnesses today and have the grand jury vote tomorrow. Meanwhile, Trump's legal team and various other allies have been shouting about the injustice of the apparent falsely filed case.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
Definitely not the only one. I've seen speculation that it is because of Trump's witness intimidation, that it is to help ensure security for the jurors by getting it done before there is a chance to mount protest, and/or that it is because of the earlier clusterfuck of apparently filing the case early. It could be any or all of the reasons. Or none of them.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
