What happens if Trump is indicted in Georgia? (Indicted on August 14, 2023)

my favourite bit of the filing (end of pg 5, top of pg 6.) for mr clark, to paraphrase, the jail is too icky.

seriously, one could drive from va to ga in the amount of time left to surrender.

If that happens then James Gunn is out $100K.

So if they don’t surrender, do US Marshalls get sent to grab them? Are they just fugitives officially until they surrender or get caught? Do they just have to make sure to stay out of Georgia? How does that work?

There would be a felony warrant out for their arrest, and any law enforcement officer in the country could execute it if they happened upon one of the fugitives. They would (should) get arrested and extradited. And they’d have a hard time arguing for a low bail after they are hauled into court. I’m not sure, but I don’t think the US Marshalls would be assigned to a state arrest warrant.

Driving is for the Hoi Polloi. The commoners. Not the royal class like Meadows.

And do we get to send Tommy Lee Jones after them?

Thank you.

Some rookie cop forcibly arresting Mark Meadows on a random sidewalk in the middle of the day would be the best YouTube video ever.

Then you get the whole extradition process. Every little bit of delay helps!

Well, they’d be in custody the entire time, and probably until trial. So, that delay isn’t going to be pleasant.

The Lincoln Project is holding a contest. “Guess Trump’s Weight.” Winner(s) gets a Lincoln Project coffee mug.

I’d post a link, but I’ve only seen it mentioned on Threads, which doesn’t allow links to posts yet.

I wouldn’t call “getting weighed as part of a formal booking process in response to a criminal summons” a “voluntary weighing”.

No, it won’t. But if you think your only path to ultimate freedom is a pardon from Trump 2024, maybe you do a little bit of time now in hope of doing much less time later?

I’m just riffin’. :wink:

they had quite a bit of time as the facility is open 24/7. they could have popped in at any time. to wait until the last few days and then hope that filings could postpone is rather short sighted.

just get it done!

FWIW, some online bookmakers are offering bets on his weight at time of booking. One of these books is setting the over/under weight at 273.5 pounds. I believe I’d take the over on this one.

The rumor is the over/under was quickly bet up to 278.5 when BetOnline reported that 77% of the early bets were taking the over.

This is peak 2023 USA right here.

I hope Trump is aware of this development. Although I generally don’t like attacks based on weight (see Gov. Christie, for example) I relish Trump’s embarrassment and shame for any reason.

Makes ya proud to be 'Murrican. For a change.

Jails typically use the stats from an inmate’s driver’s license. But w/Trump not having a DL…dunno.

He doesn’t have a drivers license? I swore I saw him behind the wheel of a big truck.

Stephanie Plum & Grandma Mazur should be able to handle this job!

He might, I found an article with a video that Melania took from the back seat while Trump was driving and listening to Taylor Swift. I don’t know how old the video is, but it doesn’t seem that old. The article itself is from 2017.

If nothing else, it’s really bizarre to watch. But I suspect he actually does have a license, whether or not he actually drives a vehicle very often himself.