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servermsh

(1,406 posts) Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:20 AM Feb 2021

NYT: Georgia Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation of Trump Call

Let's get the investigations going. Note that this is a new story from today and is separate from Raffensperger's administrative request that he made on Monday.

Georgia Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation of Trump Call

Fulton County prosecutors have initiated a criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s January phone call to the Georgia secretary of state asking him to “find” votes.

Prosecutors in Fulton County have initiated a criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results, including a phone call he made to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Mr. Trump pressured him to “find” enough votes to help him reverse his loss.

On Wednesday, Fani Willis, the recently elected Democratic prosecutor in Fulton County, sent a letter to numerous officials in state government, including Mr. Raffensperger, requesting that they preserve documents related to Mr. Trump’s call, according to a state official with knowledge of the letter. The letter explicitly stated that the request was part of a criminal investigation, said the official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal matters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/trump-georgia-investigation.html?referringSource=articleShare

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NYT: Georgia Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation of Trump Call (Original Post) servermsh Feb 2021 OP

Who would have thought that of all the crimes he committed, a Republican SoS could bring him down? idziak4ever1234 Feb 2021 #1

High irony! Hope it happens soothsayer Feb 2021 #2

That's what makes it so dangerous for Trump Roc2020 Feb 2021 #11

Is there some way to take his passport and prevent him from fleeing? olegramps Feb 2021 #12

This is MY america. lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #3

Raffensperger was planning his own investigation. elevator Feb 2021 #4

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has opened that criminal investigation: Lock him up. Feb 2021 #14

Bravo Atlanta! Tommymac Feb 2021 #5

Great album. Elwood P Dowd Feb 2021 #8

You don't open a criminal investigation ScratchCat Feb 2021 #6

I need to see Trump found guilty for at least one of his many crimes. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #7

How are you going to avoid the changes of venue and the WarGamer Feb 2021 #16

Good point. We have become ungovernable, and not a nation of laws. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #18

Who will be the first domino to take a stand for the rule of law in this time of QOP? ffr Feb 2021 #9

Yes! Finally, some consequences. Go get him. nt crickets Feb 2021 #10

Open? Roy Rolling Feb 2021 #13

The Grand Jury will convene in March. Lock him up. Feb 2021 #15

The orange anus parked in a Georgia state penitentiary was not on my bingo card Brother Buzz Feb 2021 #17

Yes!! Is Georgia the first? Have any other state prosecutors ecstatic Feb 2021 #19

I believe that New York has opened a criminal investigation into the Trump Org n/t servermsh Feb 2021 #20

idziak4ever1234

(1,257 posts)

1. Who would have thought that of all the crimes he committed, a Republican SoS could bring him down?

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:27 AM

Feb 2021

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. High irony! Hope it happens

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:30 AM

Feb 2021

Roc2020

(1,718 posts)

11. That's what makes it so dangerous for Trump

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 01:59 PM

Feb 2021

The spears are flying at his head now.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

12. Is there some way to take his passport and prevent him from fleeing?

Reply to idziak4ever1234 (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 05:42 PM

Feb 2021

I would not be too surprised if he made a quick exit to Moscow.

lindysalsagal

(22,417 posts)

3. This is MY america.

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:31 AM

Feb 2021

elevator

(415 posts)

4. Raffensperger was planning his own investigation.

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:34 AM

Feb 2021

But, I don't trust him. It should be the Fulton Co. Prosecutor. The SOS is the prime witness and should not be the prosecutor.

Lock him up.

(7,581 posts)

14. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has opened that criminal investigation:

Reply to elevator (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 01:33 AM

Feb 2021

Willis' letter says the next Fulton County grand jury is due to convene in March, at which time "this office will begin requesting grand jury subpoenas as necessary." It makes note that there is "no reason to believe" any Georgia official will be investigated.

The district attorney says her office has jurisdiction in the matter because other state and federal agencies - including the Secretary of State's Office, Attorney General's Office, and U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia - were at various turns pressured by Trump in his campaign to have Georgia's election results overturned.

That, the letter argues, leaves the Fulton County DA's Office as "the one agency with jurisdiction that is not a witness to the conduct that is the subject of the investigation."

"This agency has jurisdiction over this matter because this judicial circuit is where the Georgia government entities that were contacted are headquartered, including the Office of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General and the General Assembly," the letter states.

Source: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/fulton-county-da-opens-investigation-trump-cal/85-2d6dbfae-734b-4f01-84d7-99676ee2ee48

There was 18 calls. Lock him up.

Tommymac

(7,334 posts)

5. Bravo Atlanta!

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:14 AM

Feb 2021

Elwood P Dowd

(11,444 posts)

8. Great album.

Reply to Tommymac (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:30 AM

Feb 2021

ScratchCat

(2,468 posts)

6. You don't open a criminal investigation

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:22 AM

Feb 2021

To clear somebody. There is a probable cause threshhold. It was met. There will be charges.

Irish_Dem

(59,395 posts)

7. I need to see Trump found guilty for at least one of his many crimes.

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 11:25 AM

Feb 2021

He cannot just walk away with no consequences.

WarGamer

(15,705 posts)

16. How are you going to avoid the changes of venue and the

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 03:12 AM

Feb 2021

6 Trumpists on each Jury?

That Fulton Cty case will be sent down the road to Burning Cross County where they'll throw tomatoes at the prosecutors.

Irish_Dem

(59,395 posts)

18. Good point. We have become ungovernable, and not a nation of laws.

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #16)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 08:36 AM

Feb 2021

ffr

(23,135 posts)

9. Who will be the first domino to take a stand for the rule of law in this time of QOP?

Reply to servermsh (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2021, 12:19 PM

Feb 2021

Where his co-conspirators are on his jury.

And what chaos will ensue from people taking lead on QOP juries not convicting guilty QOP leaders for blatant crimes, impeachable crimes, jailable crimes, treasonous seditious crimes? Will the citizenry take it upon themselves to perpetrate crimes and use the excuse that the double-impeached president did far worse and wasn't convicted. Why should they.

Let someone, anyone be the first to stop this runaway QOP madness!!!