Willis proposes March 4 start date for Trump's Georgia election interference trial
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Fani Willis has proposed a March 4 start date for the trial of former President Trump and 18 others on charges of attempting to overturn the election results in Georgia.

This seemed to be popular information when I posted it (ahem) “elsewhere”. Thought it might be welcome to have here.

If you’re trying to keep track of where we’re at in the Trump prosecutions:

Updated 8/16/2023

Georgia
13 state felonies
Election Interference
Investigation
Indictment - <- You Are Here
Arrest - Defendants have until noon, Friday, 8/25 to surrender voluntarily.
Fani Willis stated she expects arraignments on September 5th.
Trial - Fani Willis requested a trial date of 3/4/2024, one day before Super Tuesday. 21 days before the current trial date in the New York case.
Conviction
Sentencing

Washington, D.C.
4 federal felonies
January 6th Election Interference
Investigation
Indictment
Arrest <- You Are Here
(DOJ lawyer Jack Smith has requested a trial date of 1/2/2024, Trump lawyers have yet to supply a counter date. The judge will announce a final date on 8/28)
Trial
Conviction
Sentencing

New York
34 state felonies
Stormy Daniels Payoff
Investigation
Indictment
Arrest <- You Are Here
Trial - March 25th, 2024
Conviction
Sentencing

Florida
40 federal felonies
Top Secret Documents charges
Investigation
Indictment
Original indictment was for 37 felonies.
3 new felonies were added on July 27, 2023.
Arrest <- You Are Here
Trial - May 20, 2024
Conviction
Sentencing

Other grand juries, such as for the documents at Bedminster, have not been announced.

The E. Jean Carroll trial for sexual assault and defamation where Trump was found liable and ordered to pay $5 million before immediately defaming her again resulting in a demand for $10 million is not listed as it’s a civil case and not a crimimal one. That trial date is currently set for January 15th, the same day as the Iowa caucus.

  • @jtkEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I don’t like it, but I’m pretty sure he is the GOP leader now, no matter what the rest of the “official” party would like to think. He doesn’t have to participate in their games at this point, he’s getting the majority of the republican vote no matter what.

    • @hitmyspot@aussie.zone
      1•1 year ago

      He could not sign and they would still let him in, most likely, as he has the leverage. However, as a narcissist who is happy to lie, he’ll likely sign as he doesn’t care about anything but attention in the moment. If he thinks attention won’t focus on him, when it could, he’ll want to be there. So it’s a little bit of a game of chicken at the moment.