# 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:** 31
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/601 "2023-08-16T19:57:44Z")
I think it was because Coffee County was the only one with an election official stupid enough to invite them in. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/602 "2023-08-16T19:59:07Z")
Maybe that was where they could find true believers who’d help them muck about with the voting machines. Also, what the above post said. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/603 "2023-08-16T20:00:36Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Hmmm, I haven’t seen Trump refer to the white Jack Smith as a “rigger”. It’s only the Black people who get that label. I’m sure it’s completely unintentional. Looks like Trump has watched the Epic Rap Battle: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Kbryz0mxuMY/maxresdefault.jpg "Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton. Epic Rap Battles of History") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbryz0mxuMY&t=172/) ---
**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 16, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/604 "2023-08-16T21:06:54Z")
Nice. What song is that? ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/605 "2023-08-16T21:20:55Z")
That, and according to the link Northern Piper posted, the election official there claimed she had discovered a way to flip votes using an auditing process called adjudication when a ballot was ambiguous about which candidate was selected. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/606 "2023-08-16T21:28:30Z")
I’m going to keep cross-posting this till I get it right (where I wanted it to go in the first place): > [@7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/4514): > > One thing I find intriguing is the absence of Lin Wood. He may well be among the unindicted, and since he was neck-deep in the legal shenanigans this raises the possibility that he’s flipping/flipped. Since he was one of the Zeroth Triumvirate along with Rudy and Sidney, that would be terrible, horrible, no good, very bad news for the rest of the team (assuming he’s fully cooperative, which is by no means a slam dunk). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/607 "2023-08-16T21:40:29Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Nice. What song is that? _Memories Of East Texas_ by Michelle Shocked, off of the ‘Short Sharp Shocked’ album (1988). I couldn’t find a YouTube of her singing it. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/608 "2023-08-16T21:46:07Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > That said, I think it is safe to say that the _vast majority_ of GOP politicians who have gone on record about all the Trump indictments are against them, and I think it is safe to say that’s _likely_ true for GA state pols. Will they do anything about it? Are they already behind the scenes? Too soon to say. There’s a big difference between vague mutterings in defense of Trump and this kind of blatant interference with the judicial branch. Normally I’d say there’s no way this will happen, but then again, this is Georgia (state motto should be “not as bad as Mississippi”). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/609 "2023-08-16T21:59:37Z")
My guess is that most of the Georgia officials will loudly proclaim that they did everything they could to protect Trump, while actually doing nothing at all. That way, they get to please their base (who don’t know anything about actual factual reality), they get rid of the biggest threat to them personally, and they don’t risk any jail time or other legal consequences. ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/610 "2023-08-16T22:09:29Z")
Apparently one of the unindicted co-conspirators was Georgia Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, who was instrumental in the fake electors plot. He was unindicted not because he didn’t deserve it, but because the judge ruled that Willis had a conflict of interest because she had hosted a fundraiser for his opponent. Instead, he’s going to get his own special prosecutor and his own investigation. > **[Special prosecutor will examine actions of Georgia's lieutenant governor in...](https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-burt-jones-willis-16e76d68ca32a9b705b440c0c5098ef0)** > > A Georgia agency says it will name a special prosecutor to consider whether the state’s Republican lieutenant governor should face criminal charges for efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in the state. ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/611 "2023-08-16T22:19:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > _Memories Of East Texas_ by Michelle Shocked, off of the ‘Short Sharp Shocked’ album (1988). I couldn’t find a YouTube of her singing it. One of my favorite songs. ---
**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 16, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/612 "2023-08-16T22:21:02Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I’m going to keep cross-posting this till I get it right (where I wanted it to go in the first place): By Jove, I think you’ve got it! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/613 "2023-08-16T23:25:40Z")
I’m cautiously optimistic about the judge for this trial. [Here’s an article about his background.](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-scott-mcafee-to-preside-trump-case-in-georgia/) He has a degree in music! That doesn’t matter, I just think it’s neat. ---
**Author:** ![MulderMuffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldermuffin/32/2862_2.png) [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/614 "2023-08-16T23:43:21Z")
> **[Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online](https://news.yahoo.com/trump-supporters-post-names-addresses-210814516.html)** > > A fringe website featured the purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 other people for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The purported names and addresses of members of the Georgia grand jury that indicted Donald Trump have been posted online, along with other threats. I guess it was only a matter of time. I cannot for the life of me understand why the jurors’ names were listed on the indictment. Made it way too easy for them to be doxxed. Was that the case in the federal indictments or in the NY case? I can’t even imagine what they’ll probably be going through simply for showing up to jury duty as required by law and doing their civic duty. I really hope no wannabe fame seeker decides to show out. ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/615 "2023-08-16T23:45:29Z")
One article I read indicated that it’s required by law in Georgia ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/616 "2023-08-17T00:25:28Z")
Hillary hurt MAGA fee-fees when she laughed at trump’s indictment. Is there a compilation vid of their umbrage, 'cause it’s just so delicious? One guy questioned whether there was any legal recourse they could take 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/617 "2023-08-17T00:40:18Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > The purported names and addresses of members of the Georgia grand jury that indicted Donald Trump have been posted online, along with other threats. It only takes a simple majority ([at least 12 of 23 jurors](https://www.wabe.org/why-grand-jurors-names-are-made-public-and-other-things-to-know-as-trump-investigation-comes-to-a-head/)) to indict, so roughly half of those named may be have voted the way Trump wanted. No one, who wasn’t there, knows how the vote went, except for those who jump to conclusions. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/618 "2023-08-17T00:45:05Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Yeah, and what will happen with the no-shows? Will Georgia State Marshalls track them down and bring them in? US Marshalls? I have this mental image of Loser Donald leading dozens of Marshals on a low-speed chase OJ-style as he drives his golf cart down the freeway towards the border. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/619 "2023-08-17T00:55:36Z")
The idea that jurors of any sort would be publicly named is nothing short of fucking stupid. Any juror can certainly come out on their own, but for the state to name them, that’s simply fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/620 "2023-08-17T00:56:33Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > I cannot for the life of me understand why the jurors’ names were listed on the indictment. Georgia transparency law is my understanding. Possibly came from the same reasons as the governor’s lack of pardon power (hint: it has to do with certain government abuses, especially after 1865). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=32)