# 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:** 1566
**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:** [September 13, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/1566 "2023-09-13T16:47:41Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > So you can suggest anything to your client and even help them commit a crime, and it’s all part of your service to them? No. Can’t help them commit a crime. That’s how the District Court in DC ruled that Smith could subpoena the notes from one of Trump’s lawyers, because Trump wasn’t just seeking advice about past conduct but was seeking advice about how to evade the subpoena. As well, John Eastman is another of the lawyers who was involved in the fake electors / « let’s get Mike to throw the election » plot. He’s facing disbarment proceedings in California, on the basis that his advice was completely unfounded in law. It pops up in the news now and then, but isn’t getting the same coverage as the proceedings against Trump and others in the criminal cases. I started a thread on it, a « watching brief » of sorts, but haven’t seen any recent developments: > [@Eastman disbarment proceedings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastman-disbarment-proceedings/989742): > > Thought I would start a thread on this. It’s Trump-adjacent, since Eastman is facing disbarment over the legal advice that he gave concerning attempts to delay the certification vote. Interesting statement in his testimony today. He was asked if there was some sort of plan to have the Senate pres pro tem substitute for Pence on the vote count. His reply: ” Eastman said discussions on that topic were protected by attorney-client privilege. When pressed about which client of his he was referrin… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928)._