# What happens if Trump is indicted in Georgia? (Indicted on August 14, 2023) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [February 17, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928 "2023-02-17T03:14:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 130
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2581 "2024-03-28T13:03:41Z")
hearing today in ga, for team trump at 10am. team trump is trying for a “free speech, first amendment” grounds for dismissal. ms willis is not expected to attend the hearing today. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2582 "2024-03-28T13:35:35Z")
He really doesn’t understand what the 1st amendment is all about, does he. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2583 "2024-03-28T14:08:04Z")
he understands that he gets to say what he wants…no one else has that right. the hearing has started. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2584 "2024-03-28T14:52:48Z")
donald wakeford chief senior district attorney is doing very well. mr sadow is not doing as well. mr sadow is stating that trump was just asking questions, being a concerned citizen. that trump’s actions were the zenith of protected speech. even false statements are protected under 1st amendment. mr wakeford is stating that his statements were in furtherance of a crime and were indeed a crime when those statements were given to the courts. he sites judge chutkan’s rulings! judge mcafee continues to impress. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2585 "2024-03-28T14:54:12Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > donald wakeford chief senior district attorney is doing very well. > > mr sadow is not doing as well. Thanks for the updates, keep 'em coming. Is Trump there? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2586 "2024-03-28T14:57:39Z")
no, trump is in ny. [Trump will attend the wake of a slain New York police officer as he goes after Biden over crime | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-nypd-officer-killed-wake-funeral-e91744c40c4513ead88caa247ab9916e) the good thing is that trump tried this in dc and a judge has ruled on it. now we are on to mr gillen who is attorney for david shafer a false elector, who is arguing that mr shafer was not a public officer. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2587 "2024-03-28T15:17:08Z")
interesting mr gillen is arguing that ga did not have “official electors” due to an election suit that was unresolved. and shafer was acting on the advise of council when he organized the republican electors. for some reason cnn is interrupting i have moved onto live stream. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2588 "2024-03-28T15:53:25Z")
the hearing is on break. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2589 "2024-03-28T15:56:19Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > for some reason cnn is interrupting i have moved onto live stream. I appreciate that. Too many people will stay on the channel when the talking heads are talking over the statements of the opposition. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2590 "2024-03-28T16:05:34Z")
indeed, they would jump in and although they were helpful in clarifying things, wait until the hearing takes a break. so basically two things. team trump first amendment argument, and team fake elector we were not public officers. i had “at my desk” work teed up so i could watch. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2591 "2024-04-04T16:43:17Z")
New ruling: > ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2592 "2024-04-04T17:20:46Z")
Alright. Maybe one of these years we’ll have a verdict. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2593 "2024-04-04T17:35:55Z")
Delay, delay, delay. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2594 "2024-04-04T19:06:06Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Alright. Maybe one of these years we’ll have a verdict. Verdict? I’m not holding my breath for the trial to even start. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2595 "2024-04-04T21:25:32Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Delay, delay, delay. No, [he left](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#Life_after_Congress) Congress almost two decades ago. bet you forgot about that guy ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2596 "2024-04-04T21:39:56Z")
I’d prefer not to remember, thankyouverymuch. ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_G](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_g/32/5080_2.png) [@Steven\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_G)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2597 "2024-04-10T08:30:21Z")
[https://www.newsweek.com/fani-willis-dealt-blow-new-testimony-1886322](https://www.newsweek.com/fani-willis-dealt-blow-new-testimony-1886322) Mark Wingate claiming more voters than residents, and no proper chain of record for vote handling and one or two other things. Are these new “revelations” or re-hashed old debunked stuff? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2598 "2024-04-10T08:54:15Z")
I get Newsweek stuff on a news aggregate, and it always seems to be sensational bullshit. But something like more voters than there are registered would seem easy to count and prove/debunk. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2599 "2024-04-10T11:10:24Z")
> [@Steven\_G](#): > > Are these new “revelations” or re-hashed old debunked stuff? This is old stuff, he’s one of the guys who refused to certify the election in 2020. He’s just rehashing the bullshit arguments they used back then. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/2600 "2024-04-10T13:11:35Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I get Newsweek stuff on a news aggregate, and it always seems to be sensational bullshit. But something like more voters than there are registered would seem easy to count and prove/debunk. Oh yeah - Newsweek went way the fuck downhill after Tina Brown took over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=131)