Trump is facing 13 charges altogether in the Georgia case, which include making false statements, forgery and soliciting a public offer to violate their oath. These are the maximum sentences Trump potentially faces for each count of his alleged crimes in Georgia: 1 count of violating G...
The three counts that were thrown out related to allegations that he tried to get Georgia officials to violate their oaths of office. Among those indicted alongside Trump in Georgia are his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Image:Rudy Giuliani's mugshot in Georgia Read more: Can Donald Trump ...
One person who shares that view is Trump's lead attorney in the Georgia case, Steve Sadow. He said during a December 2023 hearing in the case that if Trump won, any trial would need to be delayed until at least 2029. Sadow cited the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, and argu...
Georgia's RICO statute is considered to be more expansive in scope than the federal law from which it is derived. In Georgia, prosecutors are able to point to a range of organized or related attempts to engage inpredicate acts or predicate crimes, which include everything from violent crimes ...
A day later, it is alleged that Trump placed a call to the office of the Georgia Secretary of State Chief Investigator Frances Watson that had been arranged by Meadows. During the call, Trump falsely stated he had won the 2020 election by "hundreds of thousands of votes." ...
What's happening next in the Georgia election case? Barriers line the sidewalk in front of the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse, where former US President Donald Trump is expected to be indicted in the Fulton County district attorney's election interference investigation, in Atlanta, Georgia, on July...
Basically, I’m wondering if there is a danger here that the first charges filed against Trump could fall flat, and that could make it harder to convict Trump insubsequent, more serious investigationslike his mishandling of classified documents or interfering in the 2020 election in Georgia. ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has said that federal RICO allegations must show continuity, that is to say a series of related underlying acts over an extended period of time, not just a few weeks or months. But the Georgia Supreme Court has made clear there is no such requirement in the state...
Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging Donald Trump with an illegal scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss — if it ever gets to trial.
But with the Democrats not voting at their Iowa event this year - and Donald Trump's multiple brushes with the law, this year's proceedings may not be straightforward. Here we look at what happens in Iowa, what a caucus is, and whether the winners will be the ones to watch. ...