The impeachment sounds like a win-win for state Republicans.
They can show the MAGA voters that they really are trying to help out the Great One (wink-wink, nudge-nudge) but those nasty corrupt Democrats got in their way.
Meanwhile, Trump goes down and they don’t have to deal with his nonsense anymore, including attacks on Georgia Republicans.
That’s not quite accurate. He was supposed to be, but was on medical parole. He spent like an hour at the prison after that parole, before being released again. I doubt he actually saw the inside of a cell at that time. He had actually been in prison 2 years ago, though. For a few days total.
The head of the new commission, opening for business on October 1, is a Black Republican. That shouldn’t matter, but may hype the drama a bit. (Or there may be no drama due to the commission being originally intended to go after DA’s who supposedly undercharge.)
If anyone wants to check out members, see:
Wasn’t a speedier trial among the possible repercussions of trump’s actions? I don’t care if he’s jailed, I want him tried.
You’re in the wrong case. That was a consequence discussed by Judge Chutkan, who is presiding over the D.C. case. It has nothing to do with conditions imposed in Georgia.
Getting all these cases mixed up? That’s unpossible! Well, maybe the early trial idea will spread.
Well, I was wrong as to Randy’s song selections, but that’s okay, because that was hilarious. Thanks for posting it, @Peter_Morris !
They’ve started turning themselves in.
Scott Hall, one of the lesser known defendants, surrendered today.
John Eastman was next in line to turn himself in.
On a weirdly personal level, his smug, shit-eating grin as he stood behind trump on Jan 6 has always really pissed me off. This is good stuff to see happening.
I just noticed that each defendants weight is listed on the arrest record. I wonder if they take their word for it or put them on a scale.
I hope it’s the latter, because claiming to weigh 239 pounds is one of the biggest lies Trump’s ever told.
Lots of news out of Atlanta today. The most interesting to me is old Jeffrey Clark trying to avoid turning himself in at all. Even trump didn’t try (so far) to avoid that step.
From CNN:
Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark is seeking to move the entire Fulton County 2020 election subversion prosecution in Georgia to federal court and has asked the judge to let him avoid turning himself in to local authorities.
In a filing in federal court on Monday, Clark argued that his notice of removal as well as the notice of removal filed by co-defendant Mark Meadows last week has the effect of moving the entire state court case — for all 19 defendants — to federal court.
With the submission to the US District Court of the Northern District of Georgia, Clark is raising similar arguments as Trump White House chief of staff Meadows, claiming that his status as a federal officer when he engaged in the alleged conduct that led to the charges requires the dismissal of the charges against him.
Clark also filed a request that the federal court put an emergency hold on the state court proceedings, “including any attempted issuance or execution of arrest warrants.”
One of the fake electors, David Shafer, is saying it’s all trump’s fault. Jenna Ellis got a $100K bond. A bunch of other defendants have reached bond agreements.
jeffery clark is going for the “most likely to be dragged kicking and screaming” award.
Amid Jeffrey Clark’s request that his arrest in Fulton County is a complaint that the former DOJ official who served under then-President Donald Trump doesn’t like to be rushed.
Clark is one of 18 co-defendants of Trump indicted last week on charges that they tried to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. But in a Tuesday motion, Clark complained that he doesn’t have enough time to arrange travel from his Virginia home to Atlanta before a Friday deadline to surrender for arrest.
Southwest Airlines shows a flight from Washington’s DCA to Atlanta for as low as $265
.Clark said in the motion that he wants to avoid “the choice of making rushed travel arrangements to fly into Atlanta or instead risking being labeled a fugitive.”
what a whingy git!
He had ten days to make arrangements to get to Atlanta. All of a sudden, now that’s a problem?
Something’s not right here.
. This part is worth discussing.
In a filing in federal court on Monday, Clark argued that his notice of removal as well as the notice of removal filed by co-defendant Mark Meadows last week has the effect of moving the entire state court case — for all 19 defendants — to federal court.
I can’t believe that’s how these things work. “I requested removal to federal court, ergo all 19 of us are no longer under Georgia jurisdiction.”
There’s got to be more to the process than filing a notice, yes?
He had ten days to make arrangements to get to Atlanta. All of a sudden, now that’s a problem?
In the southeast you have to work really hard to avoid going to Atlanta on your way to anywhere else. 
In civil actions, removal is effective as soon as the notice is filed, and the federal court has exclusive jurisdiction unless a remand is ordered. However, the criminal removal statute doesn’t work that way.
(3)
The filing of a notice of removal of a criminal prosecution shall not prevent the State court in which such prosecution is pending from proceeding further, except that a judgment of conviction shall not be entered unless the prosecution is first remanded.
28 USC 1455
Huh. Must not be able to raise the bail.
Now Mark Meadows has tried basically the same stunt, asking a federal court to block his arrest in Georgia until after the hearing concerning removal to federal court is heard on Monday. He’s whining that Willis won’t give him just one measly business day past her deadline.
How long until the leader of the bunch tries the same scheme?
Correct. Not right in his head.
Yep. They’re going to start throwing each other under the bus:
From CNN:
Former Georgia GOP chairman David Shafer, who led the state’s delegation of fake electors, said in a court filing that he and the other fake electors “acted at the direction of the incumbent President and other federal officials.”
How does that “just following orders” defense work again?