# 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:** 71
**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:** [February 23, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928/71 "2023-02-23T04:06:47Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > On an unrelated note, I have to say how absurd it is that Trump gets not one but two grand juries for a crime he committed publicly where we have a recording of him doing it. There are actually good reasons for that. For one: > [@January 6 Commission and Subpoenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-6-commission-and-subpoenas/958049/49): > > And I don’t disagree with that. But you – and presumably she – were discussing a state (Georgia) prosecution. You’ll notice I specifically referenced federal criminal statutes. They know how to try RICO cases. Even the State of Georgia doesn’t seem to be having much trouble working out what statutes would apply. From what I’ve read/heard, the delay is more due to casting a wider net than just Trump, including actors like Giuliani and Lindsey Graham, and witnesses (Raffsenberger, e.g.) who w… Convening the special grand jury allowed Willis to settle questions of privilege using only the supervising judge, Judge Robert McBurney, rather than enduring the endless appeals process available to people like Giuliani, Meadows, Graham and others who would not testify absent a subpoena and a judge’s ruling ordering them to do so. IOW, it was an end run around a lengthy delaying tactic frequently employed by Trump. You may not realize it (you’d be far from alone), but this was the fastest way for Willis to pursue her indictments. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-is-indicted-in-georgia-indicted-on-august-14-2023/979928)._