Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Donald Trump and others
Even with a total of nine counts quashed, 32 counts remain, including an overarching racketeering charge brought against all of the defendants.
Even with a total of nine counts quashed, 32 counts remain, including an overarching racketeering charge brought against all of the defendants.
‘There’s this pattern of Shawn Still really trying to undermine our votes, of Democrats and Republicans alike.’
‘These Georgia candidates represent the brightest opportunities to alter the balance of power in the state and work toward a legislature that is representative of Georgians.’
‘They were fake electors; they were impersonating electors. They were no electors.’
‘By federal law, these people were not fake, sham or impersonators.’
The state constitution requires suspension recommendation if ‘the indictment relates to and adversely affects the administration of the office of the indicted public official.’
Prosecutors argue Meadows’ actions were explicitly political in nature and are illegal under the Hatch Act.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Trump’s former Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, are among those charged.
This may be the last of the Trump indictments, but it was the big one.