# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 140
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/140 "2023-07-18T02:30:37Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > It does make me wonder why the original judge never ruled on the same motion they filed back in March. The question appears to be answered in the ruling, which @EddyTeddyFreddy kindly linked to in this thread: > [@A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/896): > > [Ruling ruling ruling!](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23879263-georgia-supreme-court-opinion-trump-v-willis-et-al) Based on a quick read-through, it looks like Trump jumped the gun on Judge McBurney and filed his “appeal” before there was a ruling by Judge McBurney. The Petition for Writ of Mandamus was denied because the Georgia Supreme Court believed it was premature and not properly before them. Moreover, they pointed out that even if the Petition had been properly filed, Trump’s remedies _still_ would not include a basis to quash the proceedings. Boom! (As they say.) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928)._