# 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:** 55
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1081 "2023-08-25T12:24:54Z")
That was good. ---
**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 25, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1082 "2023-08-25T12:36:05Z")
Those two Truth posts quoted upthread appear to have been taken down. I wonder if his lawyers got to him on it ? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1083 "2023-08-25T12:41:41Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > Man, that’s going to make for a great Joker portrait. I just did a quick and dirty Photoshop. I could do much better, but I spent less than a 1/2 hour on this. I was originally going to use the Nicholson Joker as a model, but he’s too much of a ‘fun’ Joker-- I quickly realized the Heath Ledger Joker was better, being much more Chaotic Evil looking: [![](https://i.imgur.com/WH9AXG6.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WH9AXG6.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1084 "2023-08-25T12:57:02Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Those two Truth posts quoted upthread appear to have been taken down. I wonder if his lawyers got to him on it ? Those were two Imgur-hosted screencaps. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1085 "2023-08-25T13:01:48Z")
> [@CaveMike](#): > > A cashier’s check should be acceptable. It’s a check written against the bank and not your personal account. I don’t think anyone wants people showing up with a suitcase of cash. My thoughts too. Is Trump not liquid enough to do that? Or is he keeping his option to run open, and only risking 20k to the bail/bondsman. /side note I need to watch Jackie Brown again /sn ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1086 "2023-08-25T14:02:28Z")
My guess is that the $20K is coming from a PAC, so it doesn’t really matter except that $20K is considerably less than $200K. That is, an expense of $20K is something the PAC can handle. The $200K is a different story. Yes, the PAC would get the $200K back when the trial is over, but by then, the PAC won’t need it. The PAC is a like a well. It refills with donations. If you take too much out at one time, however, it can run dry. Trump needs the PAC to pay the legal fees, so if it runs dry, well, that’s a bad thing. When the trial is over, the legal fees drop considerably, so a refund of $200K at that time isn’t going to help a lot, particularly if he had to fire some lawyers along the way because there wasn’t money to pay them\*. \*Note that I didn’t say “because he couldn’t pay them or didn’t pay them,” but “because there wasn’t money to pay them.” If the lawyers see the PAC doesn’t have the money for the lawyer fees, they might not work as hard, since they will be worrying about getting paid. If they see the PAC is flush with funds, they will be more likely to believe they will get paid in two weeks. ---
**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 25, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1087 "2023-08-25T14:04:01Z")
there are 2 who have not surrendered as yet. kutti and lee have 2 hours. tick tock. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1088 "2023-08-25T14:34:39Z")
I don’t understand why the lighting in these mug shots is so bad. First, four of them are very badly overexposed. And those that aren’t have a strong key light coming from behind the subject’s left (our right), which seems an unusual way to light a photo that is supposed to aid in identification of the subject. The weird angle can highlight facial features that wouldn’t be as prominent in normal lighting. I’d expect a mug shot photo setup to have a simple standardized lighting setup, like they do at the DMV, but nothing like this. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1089 "2023-08-25T15:02:40Z")
A new twist in this tale: > **['Incorrect' listing claimed Donald Trump sold Mar-a-Lago before arrest](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mar-lago-sold-arrest-listing-1822370)** > > A Zillow listing had apparently shown that the former president "sold" the property weeks before his arrest. Eric Trump said the claim is "asinine." From that article: > Donald Trump has reportedly sold his signature Mar-a-Lago luxury residence in Florida, according to a Zillow listing which said the resort was purchased on August 4—weeks before the former president voluntarily turned himself in at Fulton County jail in Georgia, where he was booked on 13 felony counts. > > But a later report by The Express mentions that the former president might have not really “sold” the property, but simply transferred its ownership to an organization owned by his son Donald Trump Jr. ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1090 "2023-08-25T15:02:59Z")
Hmmmm… > **[Lock Him Up? A New Poll Has Some Bad News for Trump](https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/25/ipsos-poll-trump-indictment-00112755)** > > A new POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll punctures some prevailing political narratives about the Trump indictments. Versus > **[Trump’s Indictments Might Be Hurting Him — Just Not In The Primary Polls](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trumps-indictments-favorability-primary-polls/)** > > During the 2016 election, Donald Trump earned the nickname “Teflon Don” for his uncanny ability to avoid any consequences for the various scandals he faced. Thi… ---
**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 25, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1091 "2023-08-25T15:36:34Z")
all 19 have gotten in before the deadline. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1092 "2023-08-25T16:01:21Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I just did a quick and dirty Photoshop That’s fantastic! Do you mind if I send that image to someone? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1093 "2023-08-25T16:02:24Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > Do you mind if I send that image to someone? Sure, go right ahead! (Probably best to download the jpeg and share that instead of linking directly to my Imgur post though…?) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1094 "2023-08-25T16:06:40Z")
Can you even imagine how tight his **tiny fists** were **clenched** during that photo?!! ---
**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 25, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1095 "2023-08-25T16:09:10Z")
Moderating: > [@solost](#): > > I just did a quick and dirty Photoshop. You missed a mod note. > [@What happens if Trump is indicted in Georgia? (Indicted on August 14, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1068): > > Moderating: Ok. We’ve had our fun with Trump’s mug shot and weight over many, many posts. There is a thread dedicated to discussions of Trump’s weight. Time to drop it here. It’s your responsibility to make sure you’re finding and paying attention to these. There are other threads to discuss Trump’s weight and mug shot: > [@Guess Trump's weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-trumps-weight/989013): > > Trump will be weighed during his GA arrest, and in my understanding his weight will be on the public arrest report. What do you think his weight will be in lbs? My guess - 287 lbs. > [@Donald Trump's Mug Shot and Booking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-mug-shot-and-booking/989073): > > That damned photo is all over the place this morning. It’s at the top of news websites and the front pages of newspapers. It takes up the entire front page of the New York Post, but it’s still there, less obvious, on the front page of the Boston Globe. People are calling it “iconic” and “Trump’s official (or unofficial) presidential portrait” Trump himself is already fundraising off it and selling T-shirts. It’s clearly posed, and Trump decided on the posing. There’s too much light on that mo… Keep these discussions out of this thread now. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1096 "2023-08-25T16:13:50Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > My guess is that the $20K is coming from a PAC, so it doesn’t really matter except that $20K is considerably less than $200K. Yeah, but that’s illegal. Not that that matters anymore. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1097 "2023-08-25T16:14:06Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > You missed a mod note. I did miss that. My apologies, Aspenglow. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1098 "2023-08-25T19:29:00Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > (Article:) > > Donald Trump has reportedly sold his signature Mar-a-Lago luxury residence in Florida, according to a Zillow listing which said the resort was purchased on August 4—weeks before the former president voluntarily turned himself in at Fulton County jail in Georgia, where he was booked on 13 felony counts. What are the legal implications of this, if any? IOW how does Donnie think this will benefit him or save him from sumpin’ bad happening to him? And would simply transferring ownership to a family company accomplish what he wanted to accomplish? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1099 "2023-08-25T19:43:13Z")
IANAL 100% guess here: I would think a criminal conviction might open him up to civil lawsuits and/or seizure of his assets. So, he is protecting those assets by giving them to his son. Again, just a guess. Whether those assets are now untouchable by someone suing him and/or the government trying to get some recompense I really do not know. While Trump’s criminal attorneys have not acquitted themselves well his attorneys protecting his assets have seemed to do the job well. I can only suppose they think this transfer is sufficient protection (or the most they could convince Trump to do). ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1100 "2023-08-25T20:02:49Z")
Stacks of paper is sufficient: [![](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ap-trump-file-folders.jpg) ](https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ap-trump-file-folders.jpg) > **[Donald Trump Keeps Using Stacks of Papers to Settle Arguments - Washingtonian](https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/03/07/donald-trump-stacks-of-papers/)** > > Among of President Trump's strangest beliefs is that a stack of papers makes an irrefutable point. You see it in the photo above, from his January 11 press conference, when he displayed what purported to be a stack of paperwork separating him from... Of course you can’t let any pesky reporters examine the packets/stacks/binders. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=56)