Summary:
- Former President Donald Trump and 18 others charged with felony racketeering in Georgia election investigation.
- Threats against officials involved in the case investigated; concerns arise about the sharing of jurors' personal information.
- Trump criticizes prosecutors and labels investigation a witch hunt; possibility of moving the case to federal court.
- Proposed trial delay in federal case to overturn 2020 election results; legal proceedings continue.
Former President Donald Trump and 18 others have been charged with felony racketeering as part of an investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. Trump has one week to surrender to the Fulton County jail.
Former President Donald Trump has exactly one week to surrender at the Fulton County jail, along with his 18 alleged co-conspirators charged in Georgia's 2020 election conspiracy case. New threats against officials involved in the case are under investigation by the FBI and Fulton County sheriff, who are particularly concerned about the sharing of personal information of the grand jurors who indicted Trump. The sheriff has pledged to arrest and prosecute those responsible for making threats.
Trump criticized prosecutors on Fox News, labeling them as 'very sick people' and continuing to denounce the investigation as a witch hunt. The sheriff emphasized that all defendants, including Trump, can turn themselves in anytime as the jail operates 24/7.
A press conference that Trump had planned to address the indictment has been canceled, with the ex-president stating that his lawyers prefer formal legal filings. Trump's legal team is likely to attempt to move the Georgia case to federal court, although the prospects for such a move are weak under the law. In a separate federal case related to overturning the 2020 election, Trump's attorneys have proposed a trial start date of April 2026, in contrast to the special counsel's goal of beginning the trial in January of the same year.
Judge Tonya Chutkin, overseeing the federal election interference case, will hear arguments from both sides on August 28th. Trump's attorneys argue for trial delay due to an extensive amount of evidence.
This investigation continues to be a focal point as legal proceedings unfold, with Trump and his legal team navigating multiple cases.