This is a long one - hopefully it will all post...
Thursday, Sept. 19th:
*Evidentiary Hearing (
Roman) (@ am ET) - GA –
State of Georgia vs. Donald John Trump (77/now 78) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count (
1) of violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced & corrupt organizations) Act (there are 161 acts listed), 1 count (
5,
9, 28,
38)
[Count 5, 28 & 38 were dismissed 3/13/24] of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer, 2 counts (
13 & 19 conspiracy to commit false statements & writings,
1 count (15) conspiracy to commit filing false documents [Count 15 was dismissed 9/12/24], 2 counts (
11 &
17) conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree
[Count 11 was dismiss 9/12/24],
1 count (27) filing false documents[/s[ [Count 27 dismissed 9/12/24] & 2 counts (29 & 39) of false statements & writings. (total 8 counts). Bond $200K. Foster Bail Bonds LLC says Trump has put down 10% of the total bond, as required. Surrendered 8/24/23. Plead not guilty (8/31/23) & waives his arraignment. Represented by Steven H. Sadow, lead attorney & Jennifer L. Little. Superior Court of Fulton County
vs. Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (79/now 81) (Trump lawyer) indicted & charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (1), 2 counts (2, 6 & 9) [Count 6 dismissed 3/13/24] of conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer. 2 counts (3 & 7) false statements & writings, 2 counts (11 & 17) conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree [Count 11 dismissed 9/12/24], 2 counts (13 & 19) conspiracy to commit false statements & writings, 1 count (15) conspiracy to commit filing false documents [Count 15 dismissed 9/12/24], 1 count (23) solicitation of violation of oath by public officer [Count 23 dismissed 3/13/24] & 1 count (24) false statements & writings. (total 9 counts). Bond $150K thru A Second Chance Bail Bonds. Surrendered 8/23/23. Plead not guilty (9/1/23) & waivers his arraignment. Represented by Pro Hac Vice attorney John Esposito & Lawrence Allyn Stockton, Jr.
vs. John Charles Eastman (63/now 64) (White House Chief of Staff) indicted & charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (1), 1 count of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer (2), 1 count of conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer (9), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree (11 & 17) [Count 11 was dismissed 9/12/24], 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (
13 & 19),
1 count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15) [Count 15 was dismissed 9/12/24] & 1 count of filing false documents. (total 6 counts). Bond $100K. Surrendered on 8/22/23. Plead not guilty (9/5/23) & waived his arraignment. Represented by Wilmer Parker.
vs. Mark Randall Meadows (64/now 65) (Trump lawyer) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1) &
1 count of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer (28) [Count 28 dismissed 3/13/24]. (total 1 count). Surety Bond at $100K. Surrendered 8/24/23. Plead not guilty (9/1/23) & waived his arraignment. Represented by attorney James Denten Durham.
vs. Cathleen Alston Latham (Trump campaign lawyer) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of impersonating a public officer (
8), 1 count of forgery in the 1st degree (
10), 1 count of false statements & writings (
12), 1 count of criminal attempt to commit false documents (
14), 2 counts conspiracy to commit election fraud (
32 & 33), 1 count conspiracy to commit computer theft (
34), 1 count conspiracy to commit computer trespass (
35), 1 count of conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy (
36) & 1 count conspiracy to defraud the State (
37). (total 11 counts). Bond $75K. Surrendered on 8/23/23. Plead not guilty (9/2/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by William Grant Cromwell.
vs. Jeffrey Bossert Clark (56/now 57) (pro-Trump lawyer) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1) & 1 count criminal attempt to commit false statements & writings (
22). (total 2 counts). Bond $100K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (9/5/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by Harry W. MacDougald & lead attorney
Catherine Bernard.
vs. Shawn Micah Tresher Still (50 or 51/now 51 or 52) (Georgia GOP chair & fake elector) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of impersonating a public office (
8), 1 count of forgery in the 1st degree (
10), 1 count of false statements & writings (
12), 2 counts of criminal attempt to commit false documents (
14 &
18)
[Count 14 dismissed 9/12/24], 1 count of forgery in the 1st degree (16) [Count 16 dismissed 9/12/24]. (total 5 counts). Bond $10K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (8/28/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by Thomas D. Bever & W. Cole McFerren.
vs. Stephen Cliffgard Lee (71/now 72) (pastor tied to intimidation of election workers) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Ac6t (
1), 2 counts criminal attempt to commit influencing witnesses (
20 & 21), 1 count of criminal attempt to commit false statements & writings (
22), 1 count solicitation of violation of oath by public officer(
23 & 28)
[Count 23 dismissed 3/13/24], 4 counts of False statements & writings (
24, 25, 26 & 29), 1 count of filing false documents (
27), 1 count conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements & writings (
30), 1 count of influencing witnesses (
31) & 1 count of conspiracy to commit election fraud (
32). (total 13 counts). Bond $75K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (9/2/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by David Oles.
vs. Harrison William Prescott Floyd aka Willie Lewis Floyd III (36?/now 37?) (leader of Black Voices for Trump) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements & writings (
30) & 1 count of influencing witnesses (
31). (total 3 counts). Surrendered 8/24/23 & will remain in jail without bond. Bond $100K (on 8/29/23) & modified bond (11/21/23). Plead not guilty (9/1/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by Todd A. Harding, Arnold M. Ragas & John E. Morrison.
vs. Trevian C. Kutti (53/now 54) (publicist tied to intimidation of election workers) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of conspiracy to commit solicitation of false statements & writings (
30) & 1 count of influencing witnesses (
31). (total 3 counts). Bond $75K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (8/29/23 & waived arraignment. Represented by Darryl B. Cohen withdrew as Counsel on 12/18/23. No other attorney shown as of 1/17/24.
vs. Misty Hampton aka Emily Misty Hayes (tied to Coffee County election system breach) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 2 counts conspiracy to commit election fraud (
32 & 33), 1 count conspiracy to commit computer theft (
34), 1 count conspiracy to commit computer trespass (
35), 1 count of conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy (
36) & 1 count conspiracy to defraud the State (
37). (total 7 counts). Signature Bond @ $10K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (9/4/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by attorney Jonathan R. Miller, III.
vs. Michael A. Roman (51/now 52) (lawyer) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer (
9), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree (
11 &
17)
[Count 11 was dismissed 9/12/24], 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (
13 & 19) &
1 count of filing false documents (15) [Count 15 was dismissed 9/12/24]. (total 5 counts). Bond $50K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (9/2/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant.
vs. David James Shafer (58/now 59) (Trump campaign official) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of impersonating a public office (
8), 1 count of forgery in the 1st degree (
10), 2 counts of false statements & writings (
12 & 40), 2 counts of criminal attempt to commit false documents (
14 & 18), 1 count of forgery in the 1st degree (
16) & (total 8 counts). Bond $75K. Surrendered 8/23/23. Plead not guilty (9/2/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by Craig A. Gillen, Anthony C. Lake & Holly Anne Pierson.
vs. Robert David Cheeley (66/now 67) (Trump campaign lawyer) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 1 count of conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer (
9), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree (
11 &
17)
[Count 11 dismissed 9/12/24], 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (
13 & 19),
1 count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15) [Count 15 dismissed 9/12/24],
1 count of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer (23) [Count 23 dismissed 3/13/24], 1 count false statements & writings (
26) & 1 count of perjury (
41). (total 7 counts). Bond $50K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Plead not guilty (9/2/23) & waived arraignment. Represented by Richard A., Rice, Jr., Christopher Scott Anulewicz, Wayne R. Beckermann & Jonathan R. Deluca.
Vs. Ray Stallings Smith III (60/now 61) (Coffee County election supervisor) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (
1), 2 counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer (
2 &
6)
[Count 6 was dismissed 3/13/24], 3 counts of false statements & writings (
4, 13 & 19), 1 count conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer (
9), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree (
11 &
17)
[Count 11 dismissed 9/12/24], 1 count conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15)[/s]
[Count 15 dismissed 9/12/24],
1 count criminal attempt to commit false statements & writings (23) [Count 23 dismissed 3/13/24] & 1 count of false statements & writings (
25). (total 8 counts). Bond $50K. Surrendered 8/23/23. Plead not guilty (8/28/23) & waives his arraignment. Represented by Donald Franklin Samuel, Amanda Palmer & Kristen Wright Novay.
Fulton County, Georgia Criminal Election Influence Investigation. Prosecuting Office: Fulton County, GA District Attorney’ Fani Willis’ Office. Case #23SC188947
Proposed trial date was on 8/5/24 & cancelled.
Judge Scott McAfee presiding. DA Fani Willis. See above for defense attorney for each defendant.
Case (with unindicted co-conspirators) & court info from 2/10/21 thru 4/19/24 reference post #159 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...of-rico-act-aug-2023-4-guilty-4.701639/page-8
4/27/24 Update: for ALL: Last day for GA Court of Appeals to issue a decision on defendants appeal of Judge McAfee order on their motions to disqualify DA Willis, her office & special prosecutor Nathan Wade on 5/16/24.
5/8/24 Update: The Georgia Court of Appeal on Wednesday decided to hear an appeal of a Judge's ruling allowing DA Willis to remain at the helm of Fulton County's election interference case against Trump. In a one page order, the appeals court said it would allow Trump to challenge the decision not to disqualify Willis over her relationship with her deputy. Trump has ten days to file a notice of appeal, the court said. [So by 5/18/24].
5/18/24 Update: The Georgia Court of Appeals is expected to take several months to rule on a request from Trump & several co-defendants to remove the Fulton County DA from the 2020 presidential election interference case. The appeals court ruling means that DA Fani Willis will renew a court battle with defense attorneys over whether Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee erred by rejecting a motion to disqualify Willis from the case after she admitted to a romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she hired in November 2021 to lead the probe into attempts by Trump & his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia & several other states. McAfee ruled that the Trump co-defendants failed to sufficiently prove there was conflict of interest related to a relationship that saw Wade get paid more than $700,000 by Fulton County before stepping down in March. Four co-defendants have received plea agreements on misdemeanor charges that allow them to serve probation if they testify for the state. The next step in the legal process is for the attorneys representing Trump & his co-defendants to file a notice of appeal in order to transfer the case from the Fulton County Superior Court to the Court of Appeals. The defense will have 20 days [from 5/8/24] after filing the notice to file briefs with the court & the state will have another 20 days to respond. Although the Georgia appellate court discourages oral arguments, Porter said he expects the court to approve a request from the defense or state for an in-person hearing. In the end, a panel of judges will either affirm McAfee’s decision to keep Willis on the case, schedule an additional hearing to evaluate more evidence, or disqualify Willis, thereby preventing anyone else from taking over the case from the Fulton DA’s office. Porter estimated that the appellate process would take at least five months to complete. The state or defense could also petition the Georgia Supreme Court to review the decision of the appellate court.
5/24/24 Update: Fulton County DA Fani Willis has filed court documents to appeal the decision to throw out several charges against several of the defendants in the Georgia election interference case. The judge ruled in March that 6 of the charges in the indictment be quashed because they lacked sufficient detail.
5/28/24 Update: On Tuesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee held court to discuss two matters in Georgia's election interference case in connection to co-defendants Harrison Floyd & Trevian Kutti. Floyd's matter concerned a subpoena to count Fulton County's 2020 election ballots. Floyd has stated that he wants to personally recount the 528,777 ballots cast in Fulton County. Floyd, the former head of Black Voices for Trump, has requested copies of all county ballots from the last presidential election to prove that election fraud cost former President Donald Trump a second term. His legal team aims to show Trump as the actual winner of the election as part of their defense in the interference case. Floyd has also accused Willis of racism, claiming she is targeting him & Kutti because they are the only two Black defendants in the case. He asserts that Willis views him as white & a defender of white supremacists due to his political beliefs. Judge McAfee agreed to give Floyd & his team more time to argue the accuracy of the 2020 election results. Floyd's team asked for time to arrange for legal experts to testify, saying they should be ready by late June or July. McAfee agreed.
Kutti's matter concerns a motion on the status of her legal representation. Her attorneys—Darryl B. Cohen & the law firm Cohen Cooper Estep & Allen; Steven A. Greenberg & the law firm Greenberg Trial Lawyers; and Joshua G. Herman and the law firm Law Office of Joshua G. Herman—filed a motion to withdraw on Dec. 18, 2023. The motion did not provide a reason for their withdrawal. During Kutti's appearance, she informed the court that she has a new attorney & the paperwork to inform the court was submitted in April. However, it appears it may have been submitted incorrectly or there was some other type of error & the court was unaware that Kutti had retained new counsel. Kutti told the court that she & her lawyer weren't even aware of the hearing today until they heard about it though Twitter, which is now known as X.
5/29/24 Update: During court hearing before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAffe, Still's legal team asserted that their client acted under legal advisement when he & 15 others cast theirs votes for Trump on 12/14/20. Donald Wakeford & Will Wooten were present for the State. Thomas Bever is representing Shawn Still. Bever started his argument by laying out some of the differences make Still different than the other Fulton County defendants. Bever delivered remarks that could serve as his opening statement should the case go to trial. He highlighted that Still was qualified to be a GOP elector nine months before the December 2020 vote, which took place in a committee room at the state Capitol. Meanwhile, official Democratic electors cast their votes upstairs for President Joe Biden. Bever emphasized that this qualification was established well before Trump contested the election results. Prosecutor Donald Wakeford countered that Still is not accused of being an unqualified GOP elector but of misrepresenting himself as a presidential elector. "He was holding himself out as a presidential elector. It’s a discreet term, which he undoubtedly was not at the time," Wakeford stated. Bever & co-counsel Cole McFerren petitioned Judge McAfee to dismiss the charges against Still related to impersonating a public officer, making false statements & writings, forgery, and attempting to file false documents. Judge McAfee announced he would issue rulings on these motions later.
6/3/24 Update: The Georgia Court of Appeals has set a date for Trump’s appeal hearing on disqualifying Fulton County DA Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case. Clerk Administrator Steve Castlen said the date is set for 10/4/24 & three judges are assigned to hear it. The date puts in doubt Willis’ ability to prosecute Trump before the November election.
6/5/24 Update: The Georgia Court of Appeals has indefinitely paused the Fulton County's case against Trump. The new order filed on Wednesday from the Georgia Court of Appeals is the latest indication that a trial in the state-level Georgia election subversion case will not occur before the 2024 presidential election. The court said the case will be on hold until a panel of judges rules on whether Fulton County DA Fani Willis should be disqualified. The appeals court is expected to rule on the disqualification issue by March 2025, though it could issue a ruling sooner. Several sources close to the case have told CNN that the timeline remains very uncertain.
6/12/24 Update: Appeal case #s A24A1595, 96, 97, 98, 99, 600, 001, 002 & 003. Motion to Dismiss Appeal as Improvidently Granted filed by State of Georgia. See post 182, page 10, thread #4 for more info.
7/16/24 Update: A Georgia Court of Appeals order late Tuesday afternoon made a verdict in the Fulton County election interference case against Trump before election day all but impossible. The order, shared by Trump's lead attorney Steve Sadow, granted requests by eight defendants in the case, including Trump, for oral arguments in their ongoing appeal seeking the disqualification of Fulton County DA Fani Willis from the case. Most significantly, the appellate court scheduled those oral arguments for 12/5/24-nearly a month after the presidential election. A trial cannot move forward until the Court of Appeals reaches a decision.
7/31/24 Update: Mark Meadows wants to get this state case moved to federal court, citing the Trump-friendly supreme court’s immunity ruling. “It is hard to imagine a case in which the need for a federal forum is more pressing than one that requires resolving novel questions about the duties & powers of one of the most important federal offices in the nation,” Meadows’ lawyers wrote in their petition. This isn’t Meadows first pitch to move this case to federal court. A three-judge panel of the 11th US circuit court of appeals rejected this bid in December, 2023. The full 11th circuit subsequently did not agree to hear Meadows’ argument. This case is on hold for the time being regardless of what happens with Meadows’ petition. A state appeals court is set to hear arguments in December over Trump’s push to remove prosecutor Fani Willis from this case.
8/14/24 Update: Trump, in a court filing Wednesday, asked the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to dismiss two more counts against him. Trump's filing urges the judge to dismiss counts 15 & 27 of the indictment, which charge him with conspiracy to commit filing of false documents as well as the filing of false documents. The first charge relates to the so-called alternate elector plot & accuses Trump & other defendants of mailing false documents related to that effort to the chief judge of U.S. district court in Georgia, as an alleged "substantial step." The second charge accuses Trump & attorney John Eastman of filing a document that included "materially false statements" in a federal lawsuit. Trump's attorneys claim those charges must be dismissed because the state "lacks the authority" to punish conduct that is related to the federal government. They claim the statue used in the indictment "reaches too far" & that the state "has no jurisdiction or authority to enforce federal criminal law."
9/6/24 Update: Roman: A motions hearing will be held on 9/6/24, Tuesday morning regarding an open records dispute against Fulton County DA Fani Willis. The lawsuit was initially filed in January after Merchant questioned DA Fani Willis about her relationship with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The suit claims the DA’s Office failed to provide requested Wade-related documents.
9/6/24 Update: Fulton County Judge Rachel Krause denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over open records against Fulton County DA Fani Willis & her office. Judge Krause also approved a motion to release Willis from the case in her individual capacity, but she will stay on the case in her capacity as DA. The proceedings are related to the Fulton County election interference case, as Ashleigh Merchant, a lawyer for co-defendant Michael Roman, is involved in the case against Trump & his allies. Merchant filed the lawsuit because she claims the office did not provide documents related to her client's case within the given time frame, per the Georgia Open Records Act. The judge also scheduled an evidentiary hearing to determine what documents exist & gather more evidence. Attorneys also intend to subpoena witnesses who might have managed the Open Act request sent to the office. The Georgia Court of Appeals allowed Trump's team to appeal the decision to keep Willis on the election interference case. The trial cannot proceed until the court makes its decision. Oral arguments will begin on 12/5/24. Judge Krause & the lawyers agreed to hold the evidentiary hearing on 9/19/24.
9/12/24 Docket update: Order on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss under the Supremacy Clause. For John Charles Eastman & Shawn Micah Tresher Still. On 6/5/24, The Court of Appeals sua sponte issued a stay of all proceedings pending the outcome of an interlocutory appeal granted for 9 co-defendants. In response to her direct request, the Court of Appeals also granted a stay for co-defendant Hampton on 6/26/24. These orders did not apply to Defendants Eastman & Still, & both defendants have informed the Court that they have not requested & do not currently desire a similar stay of proceedings. Defendant Eastman loses his bid to toss the top rackteering count of his indictment.
The Judge also rejects his attempt to toss the case under the Supremacy Clause, but he rules 3 perjury/false filings counts are outside the State's reach. Judge McAfee on Thursday said that the two dropped charges fell under federal jurisdiction, rather than under Georgia state law. The dropped charges against Trump include conspiracy to commit false documents (Count 15) & conspiracy to commit forgery (Count 11), according to court documents. Judge McAfee allowed the rest of the case to move forward, including eight charges against Trump, out of the original 13. "President Trump and his legal team in Georgia have prevailed once again,” Sadow said in a statement. [“The trial court has decided that counts 15 and 27 in the indictment must be quashed/dismissed.”]
*Scott Graham Hall – (fake GOP elector tied to Coffee County breach) Plead guilty (9/29/23) & sentenced to 5 years of probation in exchange for testimony moving forward (including at trials of other co-defendants), a $5K fine & 200 hours of community service. Probation becomes non-reporting after 2.5 years, assuming he does not violate his probation during those initial 2.5 years. And will have to write letter of apology to Georgia citizens.
*Sidney Katherine Powell (68/now 69) – took a plea deal & plead guilty to 6 counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties & sentenced to 6 years probation, required to testify at future trials, pay at $6K fine & #2,700 in restitution to the State & write an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia & admit her role in the January 2021 breach of election systems in Coffee County.
*Kenneth John Chesebro (61/now 62) – took a plea deal (10/20/23) & plead guilty to Count 15 Conspiracy to commit filing false documents. All other charges dismissed. Sentenced to 5 years probation, $5K restitution fine, 100 hours of community service & an apologize letter to the citizens of Georgia & testify against all other co-conspirators truthfully. Also no communication with media, witnesses & co-defendants, recorded proffer with prosecutors, provide documents & evidence. Resides in Puerto Rico & Judge will see if he can get probation transferred there. As part of his plea deal, Chesebro admitted that he conspired to put forward fake GOP electors in Georgia with Trump & former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani & John Eastman. Giuliani & Eastman have both pleaded not guilty in the Georgia case & now face the prospect of Chesebro taking the witness stand against them.”
*Jenna Lynn Ellis (38) – Took a plea deal to charge of aiding & abetting false statements & writings. Ellis plead guilty on 10/24/23. Sentenced to 5 years probation, $5K fine, apology letter to the citizens of Georgia, 100 hours of community service & testify truthfully against other co-defendants. Ellis who pleaded guilty last year in Georgia to a felony charge for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state, is barred from practicing law for three years in Colorado. Ellis agreed to a stipulated disciplinary order with Colorado’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel that was approved Tuesday by a judge. To reinstate her law license at the end of the three-year suspension she will have to file a petition. 
