# 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:** 19
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/361 "2023-08-15T03:04:05Z")
Sadly, not graham. I have a root beer float and the cats have fancy feast. Many of the names are local ga officials. The kraken is loose! ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/362 "2023-08-15T03:05:43Z")
I’ve been too busy today to check the news. I had no idea this was happening. Finished dinner, cleaned the kitchen and two minutes ago I sat down and opened this thread…SURPRISE!!! Its Christmas in August! WOW! I think I’d better open a beverage… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/363 "2023-08-15T03:08:59Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Sadly, not graham. I know nothing about these cases, but I do know Obama described Graham as the wimpy guy in the movie who sells out all his friends. He would sell out Trump and the like instantly. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/364 "2023-08-15T03:11:21Z")
Graham maybe one of the many unindicted coconspirators. It was just mentioned that there are quite a few. Whoa, there are 30 unindicted coconspirators! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/365 "2023-08-15T03:13:03Z")
I think that’s a pretty good guess. 30+ unindicted co-conspirators! ---
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/366 "2023-08-15T03:15:11Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Also, there could be a hold on it due to the court cases against the “law”. Is there a pending challenge to the law that might be used to fire a DA? I hadn’t heard about it. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/367 "2023-08-15T03:17:10Z")
Full indictment here > **[1ccdf52e-1ba2-434c-93f8-2a7020293967.pdf](https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/1ccdf52e-1ba2-434c-93f8-2a7020293967.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_5)** My apologies if it’s paywalled it’s the only link I can find ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/368 "2023-08-15T03:17:49Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Imagine you had other things planned, you got called to the courthouse, and then you wound up doing nothing. I’d be a little annoyed, to be honest. It’s not hard to imagine, you just described every single jury duty summons I’ve ever had. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/369 "2023-08-15T03:18:56Z")
Here’s a gift link to the text of the full indictment posted on the New York Times website: > **[Read The Trump Georgia Indictment](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/14/us/georgia-indictment-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=tIvRHxA--gzYeivpjTXRyNRfp6DtfGw_DC1cSRpiUODgJGRef4ve-DvmNC-2te8vUeBdap_Hhnky502EhEvDrXQ53nHQB3XZx_LDNqPapUjtjDn_-UCulFvRvXdnw1M9lojQ3EKKbGV11I9HUstF6ZZMxGdKBO50n2AuExKw31IQKyU3HwYCi31AiQdlS8ke0SYPHw_xx7jl40-HLmRDAh_hn-BPyS-i1G-HpeoUK2c6Wib87hQhE14B7UdO5-AAr8W4uhe2aLCpAv6mV05YplQKX8vXm121TKLGpaOc3piTCmNGMeq7-DrAlhxoDh7IebmdAovb8PmkR1e8S_QQMagZMx7okrOAtt0bNipM&smid=url-share)** > > The federal indictment unveiled on Tuesday charges former President Donald J. Trump with four crimes related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/370 "2023-08-15T03:21:54Z")
> **[Georgia DAs file lawsuit to strike down newly-created prosecutorial oversight...](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dekalb-county-district-attorney-announcement)** > > Four Georgia district attorneys are asking a judge to strike down the new law creating a commission that could discipline and remove state prosecutors. Here is an article. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/371 "2023-08-15T03:22:17Z")
Thank you, @Aspenglow ! ---
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/372 "2023-08-15T03:23:05Z")
> **[read-trump-indictment-in-fulton-county-georgia-probe.pdf](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23909553/read-trump-indictment-in-fulton-county-georgia-probe.pdf)** > > 2.20 MB Another source. They are now doing dramatic readings. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/373 "2023-08-15T03:23:06Z")
Most welcome! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/374 "2023-08-15T03:27:19Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > > [@rocking\_chair](#): > > > > 40 counts! > > Is he up to almost 120 indictments? When he wants to go bigly, he goes BIGLY! If I read the indictment correctly, only 13 against Trump. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/375 "2023-08-15T03:30:23Z")
Yes, he was charged with 13 out of the 40. He is however the head of the conspiracy. Rudy has more charges. Oh, good heavens, O’Donnell just called the Oval Office “the conspiracy chamber”. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/376 "2023-08-15T03:32:24Z")
The document is impressive, it outlines 161 overt acts performed in furtherance of the conspiracy - and not just in Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/377 "2023-08-15T03:37:43Z")
Willis is now speaking live on TV. (Got CNN on here, it is likely elsewhere too.) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/378 "2023-08-15T03:38:06Z")
Here we go! Noon Friday is the surrender time limit. Limited questions and then sleep for ms Willis. And done. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/379 "2023-08-15T03:41:38Z")
This might be repeated, but was “one minute old” when I started reading it. Wow. [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/14/us/trump-indictment-georgia-election](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/14/us/trump-indictment-georgia-election) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/380 "2023-08-15T03:41:56Z")
Court orders or no court orders, they won’t be able to shut Trump up now, even if they used a ball gag and two rolls of Gorilla Tape. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=20)