Georgia Indictment Drama Adds Gasoline to Theory That the Fix Is In Against Trump

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Georgia Indictment Drama Adds Gasoline to Theory That the Fix Is In Against Trump

Reuters reported that the Fulton County, Georgia, court briefly posted a document listing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, apparently linked to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The charges were quickly taken down, but not before many noticed and suggested the fix was in even prior before the grand jury had voted.

Reuters reported, “The document was dated Aug. 14 and named Trump, citing the case as ‘open,’ but is no longer available on the court's website. Reuters was not immediately able to determine why the item was posted or removed. ‘The Reuters report that those charges were filed is inaccurate. Beyond that we cannot comment,’ a spokesperson for the District Attorney's office said.”

The AP reported:

Fulton County courts clerk Che Alexander’s office later released a statement that seemed to only raise more questions, calling the posted document “fictitious,” but failing to explain how it got on the court’s website. The clerk’s office said documents without official case numbers “are not considered official filings and should not be treated as such.” But the document that appeared online did have a case number on it.

When asked by The Associated Press why there was a case number on the document, Alexander declined to comment.

The premature document cited violations of the Georgia RICO Act, solicitation of oath violation, conspiracy to commit false statements, and conspiracy to commit forgery. Since the grand jury hadn’t voted yet, the actual indictment might not include all charges.

Late yesterday evening, it was finally announced that Trump and 18 others were charged after the indictment was made public. The Washington Post reported, “Trump was charged with 13 counts, including violating the state’s racketeering act, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiring to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiring to file false documents.”

If we’re going to start charging politicians with violating their oaths, the courts are going to be very busy!