# Atlanta prosecutor investigating Trump phone call to find more votes **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 10, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618 "2021-02-10T17:24:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/1 "2021-02-10T17:24:43Z")
Atlanta is deep blue so I doubt Trump wants to go on trial there. He may have to take a plea > **[Prosecutors in Georgia open criminal investigation into Trump's attempt to...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/politics/trump-georgia-criminal-investigation-election/index.html)** > > A prosecutor in Fulton County, Georgia, has opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump for his "attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia general election." ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/2 "2021-02-10T17:36:18Z")
Well, the Trump defenders in the impeachment trial SAID that if Trump committed crimes then criminal prosecution should be used, rather than impeachment. So thanks for the suggestion lads! But hey, I’m sure Trump will be OK. Oh wait. [One of Trump’s advisers thinks he might not:](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/09/politics/trump-impeachment-bruce-castor/index.html) > The adviser said the former President could be in serious jeopardy if he finds himself charged in criminal court, given his inability to attract a high-powered legal team for the impeachment trial. > > “Trump is f–ked if anyone ever charges him. No one wants to work with him,” the adviser said. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/3 "2021-02-10T17:49:59Z")
Perry Mason, Matlock, the bald guy from Murder One, and Johnny Cochrane don’t want to work with him as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/4 "2021-02-10T18:17:57Z")
[Trump’s ‘inept’ lawyer compared to My Cousin Vinny](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/trump-impeachment-trial-my-cousin-vinny-b1800217.html) after opening speech at impeachment trial ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/5 "2021-02-10T18:56:06Z")
From that article: > [@](#): > > Castor drew comparisons with Vinny, although some people felt this was offensive to Pesci’s character. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/6 "2021-02-10T21:13:36Z")
Not so good of an analogy, Vinnie won his case due the testimony of a expert and quite hot witness. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/7 "2021-02-10T21:19:15Z")
He would have won regardless. He successfully created A LOT of doubt. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/8 "2021-02-11T21:16:47Z")
I have felt for some time that impeachment was really nothing more than symbolic struggle and that _the_ way to attack Trump was through the courts and criminal justice system. I’m glad that someone is launching a criminal investigation. I hope that the DOJ does the same and that they go after his enablers (Giulani et al). I think the real legacy needs to be to teach everyone going forward that criminal justice still exists in this country and that the laws still have teeth for those who engage in corrupt attempts to subvert democratic institutions. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/9 "2021-02-11T21:17:49Z")
And I’d like a pony that poops skittles. I bet I get my wish first. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlanta-prosecutor-investigating-trump-phone-call-to-find-more-votes/932618/10 "2021-02-11T21:24:20Z")
I tend to doubt that Trump gets indicted by anyone other than Cy Vance, but I think there’s a fairly good chance that some people close to Trump get prosecuted.