# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/101 "2023-04-29T19:16:14Z")
New development: > **['Fake' Coffee County Trump elector wants 2020 Georgia election investigation...](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/ga-trump-investigation/cathy-latham-fake-trump-elector-georgia-2020-wants-election-investigation-ended/85-b4be4731-58f8-48bc-b706-4e6517702d8a)** > > Cathy Latham, who also played a key role in the copying of election data in Coffee County, filed the motion Friday Some things to note about this: 1. Cathy Latham was one of the Georgia fake electors. 2. Cathy Latham is also the Coffee County election officially that gave “election forensics experts” affiliated with Sidney Powell access to Coffee County’s voting systems. 3. She was also one of the ten fake electors represented by Kimberly Debrow who Fani Willis recently sought to disqualify for conflict of interest among other things. 4. Latham’s latest filing is not signed by Debrow, but by someone named Kieran Shanahan. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/102 "2023-04-29T19:25:01Z")
> [@Lance\_Turbo](#): > > In this context, “term of court” means that court is in session which includes a grand jury being in session. I’m rather fascinated that she’s skipping the third term of court that begins in May. I think there is a strategy here, with perhaps some sense that the DOJ’s investigation will fall prior to the fourth term. It will take priority over all else, and there’s a lot of benefit for states to take a secondary position behind federal charges. Fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/103 "2023-04-29T19:45:44Z")
It definitely looks like Cathy Latham is going to be charged with crime. And she is at the heart of this business… [https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/politics/trump-georgia-senate-breached-voting-data/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/21/politics/trump-georgia-senate-breached-voting-data/index.html) > On January 7, 2021, the day after rioters stormed the US Capitol, two people walked into an elections office in Coffee County, Georgia, a rural part of the state that voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020. A local election official helped them gain access to sensitive voting data which they downloaded onto a portable hard drive. > Last year, a former Trump official testified under oath to the House January 6 committee that plans to access voting systems in Georgia were discussed in meetings at the White House, including during a now infamous Oval Office meeting on December 18, 2020, that included Trump. I am not a lawyer, but this, to me, looks like all the elements of conspiracy and Trump himself is one of the conspirators. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/104 "2023-04-29T19:47:55Z")
It was a _perfect_ conspiracy! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/105 "2023-04-29T23:22:15Z")
Strong men are coming up to Trump with tears in their eyes, saying it was the bestest conspiracy they’ve ever seen! ---
**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:** [April 30, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/106 "2023-04-30T16:00:25Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > It was a _perfect_ conspiracy! Hence the problem. All of these perfect conspiracies undermined by imperfect people. It’s a real tragedy. ---
**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 30, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/107 "2023-04-30T16:02:59Z")
Yeh, well, all those big strong guys blinded by tears in their eyes must keep getting in the way. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/108 "2023-05-05T21:40:18Z")
Kimberly Debrow has filed her response to Willis’s motion to disqualify her. Unsurprisingly she says she didn’t do anything wrong. The interesting part is that this filing says that eight of the fraudulent electors were offered immunity and two were not. Debrow used to represent all ten, but now it’s just the eight, and thus she claims there’s no conflict. I can’t find the whole thing online yet, but here’s a two Tweet mini-thread from Anna Bower (Lawfare) on the topic: > ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/109 "2023-05-08T03:31:45Z")
> [@Skypist](#): > > If signed, it will create an oversight commission for prosecutors in Georgia, which could be used to target Fani Willis. Not sure of the particulars for how she might be removed, what the steps are, how long it would take, etc. > > It’s really worrying me that Ms. Willis is going to get sidelined before any possible indictments could be issued against Trump, Graham, or anyone else involved in the whole “just find me 11,780 votes” scheme. I don’t see how. [SB 92](https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64008) doesn’t take effect until October. > (n) The commission shall commence by July 1, 2023, and the rules and regulations promulgated by such commission shall be established no later than October 1, 2023. No complaint shall be filed before October 1, 2023. The commission shall not receive complaint submissions regarding misconduct in office that occurred prior to the effective date of this Code section, unless such alleged misconduct is related to a continuous pattern of conduct that continues beyond that date. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/110 "2023-05-09T01:32:20Z")
Good, but I’m sure the case won’t be completed by then. I believe Kemp has now signed it. Republicans, making sure to bypass the will of the people in all red states at every turn. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/111 "2023-05-09T13:04:55Z")
the case won’t be completed, but will be in process, it will be difficult to stop. also, i’m sure there will be filings regarding the “law” that will hold up implementation. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/112 "2023-06-14T01:11:25Z")
I’m bumping this thread (for the record, it’s the day of Trump’s 1st federal arraignment) because of a news tidbit that I just heard on the teevee, and confirmed below. > [@](#): > > team members of Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat went to Miami on Tuesday to help prepare in case former President Donald Trump is charged here in Fulton County. > **[EXCLUSIVE: Fulton Sheriff sends leadership to Miami to prepare for possible...](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/exclusive-fulton-sheriff-sends-leadership-miami-prepare-possible-trump-charges-ga/K7OX7QHDDVGHPEFADORZ2AV324/?outputType=amp)** > > In just weeks, it is expected that Fulton Count District Attorney Fani Willis will announce whether or not charges will be filed against Trump here in Georgia. Plans are afoot. I’m thinking this indictment is coming in August. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/113 "2023-06-14T01:53:19Z")
Maybe. I hope so. But the New York case was just put on hold in deference to the Federal case brought in Miami by Jack Smith. I wonder if that will happen in the Georgia case, as well. > **[Trump's New York and Georgia Criminal Cases May Have to be Adjourned Pending...](https://themessenger.com/politics/ny-attorney-general-trump-manhattan-georgia-adjourned)** ---
**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:** [June 14, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/114 "2023-06-14T13:21:52Z")
from what i understand states and cities allow federal to go first. at this time there is not a date for the federal case. states and cities can get their cases going. they may defer if the federal case gets going. manhattan has a date already (3/25/24). i’m very interested in georgia. that is not just trump but other members of congress and trump’s administration. with the indictment(s) possible in august, that would fall into the august recess, a good time to scoop up some senators and congress people. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/115 "2023-06-14T14:32:23Z")
I’m expecting Fulton County to indict not only DJT, but Meadows and perhaps Giuliani as well. They’ll defer to the feds as far as the trials for Donnie goes, but I’m hoping that the other defendents can be tried without waiting on the feds. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/116 "2023-06-14T18:14:05Z")
i’m thinking graham. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/117 "2023-07-06T17:28:53Z")
I wonder what Georgia would do with a convicted trump? Let him buy a mansion for house arrest? ---
**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:** [July 6, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/118 "2023-07-06T18:24:08Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > i’m thinking graham. Graham’s general agenda is to ingratiate himself with anyone that can help him to pass his own preferred policy. He went too far, working towards that goal, in trying to help Trump during the election. But even that was still all in the aim of “Lindsey Graham is priority #1”. It wasn’t out of a love or belief in the greatness of Donald J Trump. If he’s looking at charges, he’ll turn and give everything he knows to whoever will trade him leniency for it. Given Trump’s carelessness, I’d expect that Lindsey has seen _something_ worth trading for. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/119 "2023-07-06T19:49:41Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > It wasn’t out of a love or belief in the greatness of Donald J Trump. Case in point, he relentlessly attacked Trump before Trump became the nominee in 2016. And he has on occasion criticized him, presumably when he thought that it was in his best interest to do so, though he’ll walk that back once he doesn’t see it benefiting him. The MAGA crowd knows that he’s not a true believer and doesn’t care for him. [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4077580-trump-supporters-boo-call-lindsey-graham-a-traitor-at-south-carolina-rally/](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4077580-trump-supporters-boo-call-lindsey-graham-a-traitor-at-south-carolina-rally/) > The South Carolina senator, who at one point called Trump a “race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot” during the 2016 campaign, became one of the president’s fiercest supporters in the Senate during his administration. > > Graham briefly turned against Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. However, he ultimately endorsed the former president’s 2024 White House bid. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/120 "2023-07-07T00:25:55Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I wonder what Georgia would do with a convicted trump? Let him buy a mansion for house arrest? There was some discussion of this in the thread back on Feb. 17. I can’t see any justice in a judge departing from sentencing guidelines for political reasons. If Trump is re-elected, the Georgia Boards of Pardons might be able to grant a four year delay in punishment. If legal, that probably would be wise, but I’m not sure it’s legal. Question: Suppose that Trump wins a clear GOP delegate majority, but between the day he clinches the nomination, and the convention, he reports to a Georgia or New York prison for, say, a three year term. I don’t predict this, but there’s a fair chance it will happen. And let’s say the GOP leaders look at general election polls and find that when Trump went into that prison, Biden finally bounced way up in the polls. Can Republican Party leaders declare Trump unable to serve and nominate someone more electable? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928.md?page=7)