Will shorten this up a bit...
Thursday, August 31st:
*First Appearance Hearing for all (@ 1pm ET) –
State of Georgia vs. Donald John Trump (77) 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), 4 counts (5, 9, 28, 38) 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, 2 counts (11 & 17) conspiracy to commit forgery in the 1st degree, 1 count (27) filing false documents & 2 counts (29 & 39) of false statements & writings. (total 13 counts). Bond $200K. Foster Bail Bonds LLC says Trump has put down 10% of the total bond, as required. Surrendered 8/24/23.
vs. Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (79) (Trump lawyer) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (1), 3 counts (2, 6 & 9) 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, 2 counts (13 & 19) conspiracy to commit false statements & writings, 1 count (15) conspiracy to commit filing false documents, 1 count (23) solicitation of violation of oath by public officer & 1 count (24) false statements & writings. (total 13 counts). Bond $150K. Surrendered 8/23/23.
vs. John Charles Eastman (63) (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), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (13 & 19), 1 count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15) & 1 count of filing false documents. (total 9 counts). Bond $100K. Surrendered on 8/22/23. Attorney Harvey Silverglate.
vs. Mark Randall Meadows (64) (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). (total 2 counts). Surety Bond at $100K. Surrendered 8/24/23.
vs. Kenneth John Chesebro (61) (Trump 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), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (13 & 19) & 1 count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15). (total 7 counts). Bond $100K. Surrendered 8/23/23.
vs. Jeffrey Bossert Clark (56) (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.
vs. Jenna Lynn Ellis (39) (top Justice Dept. official) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with count violation of the Georgia RICO Act (1) & 1 count of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer (2). (total 2 counts). Bond $100K. Surrendered 8/23/23.
vs. Ray Stallings Smith III (60) (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), 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), 1 count conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15), 1 count criminal attempt to commit false statements & writings (23) & 1 count of false statements & writings (25). (total 12 counts). Bond $50K. Surrendered 8/23/23. Waived arraignment & plead not guilty (8/28/23).
vs. Robert David Cheeley (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), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (13 & 19), 1 count of conspiracy to commit filing false documents (15), 1 count of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer (23), 1 count false statements & writings (26) & 1 count of perjury (41). (total 10 counts). Bond $50K. Surrendered 8/25/23.
vs. Michael A. Roman (51) (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), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit false statements & writings (13 & 19) & 1 count of filing false documents (15). (total 7 counts). Bond $50K. Surrendered 8/25/23.
vs. David James Shafer (58) (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.
vs. Shawn Micah Tresher Still (50 or 51) (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), 1 count of forgery in the 1st degree (16). (total 7 counts). Bond $10K. Surrendered 8/25/23.
vs. Stephen Cliffgard Lee (71) (Fake GOP elector) 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), 2 counts solicitation of violation of oath by public officer(23 & 28), 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 14 counts). Bond $75K. Surrendered 8/25/23. Attorney David Shestokas.
vs. Harrison William Prescott Floyd aka Willie Lewis Floyd III (36?) (pastor tied to intimidation of election workers) 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).
vs. Trevian C. Kutti (53) (leader of Black Voices for Trump) 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. Waived arraignment & plead not guilty (8/29/23).
vs. Sidney Katherine Powell (68) (publicist tied to intimidation of election workers) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count of violation of the Georgia RICO Act (1), 2 counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud (32 & 33), 1 count of conspiracy to commit computer theft (34), 1 count conspiracy to commit computer trespass (35), 1 count conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy (36) & 1 count conspiracy to defraud the State. (total 7 counts). Bond $100K. Surrendered 8/23/23. Waived arraignment & plead not guilty (8/29/23).
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.
vs. Scott Graham Hall (fake GOP elector tied to Coffee County breach) indicted &
charged (8/14/23) with 1 count 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). Bond $10K. Surrendered on 8/22/23 & posted Surety bond ($4K for RICO & $1K for 6 other charges). Bond $10K. Surrendered 8/23/23.
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.
Fulton County, Georgia Criminal Election Influence Investigation. Prosecuting Office: Fulton County, GA District Attorney’ Fani Willis’ Office. Case #23SC188947
Officials with the Fulton county court handed the indictment to judge Robert McBurney.
Proposed trial date on 3/4/24. Judge Scott McAfee presiding. Though McAfee was assigned the case soon after the indictment was handed up on Monday evening, it could be transferred to a different judge later in the process.
8/17/23 Update from CNN: Fulton County’s sweeping indictment against Trump & 18 additional co-defendants also includes details involving 30 “unindicted co-conspirators” – people who Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges took part in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. Some of the co-conspirators are key Trump advisers, like Boris Epshteyn, while several others are likely Georgia officials who were the state’s fake electors for Trump. One of the unindicted co-conspirators who appears multiple times in the indictment is Georgia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. Willis was barred by a state judge from investigating Jones after she hosted a fundraiser last year for Jones’ Democratic opponent when he was a state senator running for lieutenant governor. The 98-page document alleges the 30 unindicted co-conspirators, who are not named, “constituted a criminal organization whose members & associates engaged in various related criminal activities” across the 41 charges laid out in the indictment. Unindicted co-conspirators per CNN: Co-conspirator 1 is Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch, Co-conspirator 3 is Boris Epshteyn, Trump political adviser, Co-conspirator 4 is Robert Sinners, Trump’s Georgia election day operations lead, Co-conspirator 5 is Bernie Kerik, former NYPD Commissioner, Co-conspirator 6 is GOP operative Phil Waldron, Co-conspirator 8 is Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Co-conspirators 9 is former Georgia Republican Party Treasurer Joseph Brannan, Co-conspirators 10 & 11 are Georgia GOP officials Carolyn Fisher & Vikki Consiglio, Co-conspirators 2 & 8-19 are the fake electors, Co-conspirator 20 is unclear-The indictment says Individual 20 was part of a meeting at the White House on December 18, 2020, with Trump, Giuliani & Powell, known to have discussed the possibility of seizing voting machines. Co-conspirators 21 & 22 are Conan Hayes & Todd Sanders, Co-conspirators 23-30 are related to Coffee County voting machines, Co-conspirator 25 & 29 are a Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan & analyst Jeffrey Lenberg, Co-conspirator 28 is Jim Penrose.
Case & court info from 2/10/21 thru 8/24/23 reference post #338 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...tion-of-rico-act-14-aug-2023-2.688728/page-17
8/24/23: Fulton County DA Fani Willis has asked a judge to set a trial date of 3/4/24 for Trump & his 18 co-defendants. Willis’ proposed schedule also requests arraignments for Trump & his allies the week of 9/5/23. She hasn’t changed her Aug. 25 deadline for them to surrender at the Fulton County Jail.
8/25/23 Update: Mark Meadows is seeking to move the Fulton County, Georgia, prosecution against him to federal court so that he can try to get the case dismissed under federal law. On Wednesday, a federal judge scheduled an 8/28/23 hearing for Meadows & others to present evidence about whether to move the case.
8/25/23 Update: GOP operative Michael Roman & Georgia State Sen. Shawn Still are now booked in the Fulton Co Jail & show as being processed shortly after midnight. 8/25/23 Update: John Eastman's attorney Harvey Silverglate said his client intends to sever his case from his co-defendants & pursue a speedy trial. Chicago pastor Stephen Lee has turned himself in to authorities at the Fulton County Jail. Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, former Coffee County elections director Misty Hampton, Georgia lawyer Robert Cheeley & Trump staffer Michael Roman all surrendered for processing since last night, the sheriff's office said. Publicist Trevian Kutti has surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail, leaving only one defendant remaining to turn themselves in before the DA's noon deadline, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
8/25/23 Update: Sidney Powell is seeking a speedy trial, according to a new court filing. One of the other 19 defendants charged in the election interference case, Kenneth Chesebro, has also sought a speedy trial. A judge recently set his trial date for 10/23/23.
8/25/23 Update: Notice of Initial Batch of Discovery. DA Willis requested that attorneys for the defendants “provide a USB drive that is at least 2 terabytes large for copying of the initial batch of discovery” by September 5, the filing states.
8/25/23 Update: Harrison Floyd will remain in the Fulton County jail for now. During his first appearance in court Friday afternoon, Judge Emily Richardson told Floyd that she would not be setting bond because Floyd had already been indicted & assigned to Judge Scott McAfee, who would address bond moving forward. Richardson also informed Floyd of his rights & read the charges that he is facing during the brief virtual appearance. Floyd does not have representation & told the judge that he could not afford a private attorney. Richardson told Floyd he did not meet the eligibility requirements for obtaining a public defender. He appeared over video conference in a large, empty room dressed in a prison uniform. When a bond release was denied, Floyd objected, arguing that he voluntarily surrendered.
8/25/23 Update: Cathy Latham, who served as an illegitimate elector for Trump after the 2020 presidential election, has joined other defendants seeking to have the Georgia election subversion case moved to federal court. In a court filing Friday, Latham said she was following the orders of then-President Trump.
8/25/23 Update: All but one of the defendants have surrendered after negotiating a bond deal with prosecutors, allowing for a fast booking process at the Fulton County jail. The 18 agreements allow each defendant to be out on bond during the course of their legal case, as opposed to remaining in custody. Each of the 18 defendants has also pledged to a standard set of conditions, including prohibitions on discussing the case with witnesses or one another.
8/26/23 Update: Shawn Still, one of the Georgia fake electors, is trying to move the case to federal court.
8/26/23 Update: A superior court judge has set the first group hearing in a Fulton County case implicating Trump & more than a dozen allies in alleged election interference, according to court documents. The notice shows that all 19 co-defendants are expected at the Fulton County Courthouse at 1pm next Thursday, 8/31/23. It is unclear what the hearing will address, or if anyone will attend virtually. The case’s trial date has been heavily debated. Court documents suggest that Fulton County DA Fani Willis was originally considering 3/4/24 trial, but defendant Kenneth Chesebro was approved for a speedy trial set for 10/23/23. Willis then moved to set all the trials for that date — a motion Trump objected, looking to sever his case.
8/24/23 Update: Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s request to move his case to federal court will be the subject of an evidentiary hearing Monday. It’s possible that Meadows might need to testify for his request to succeed, and we learned Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has subpoenaed two central witnesses to participate: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) and his chief investigator, Frances Watson. (Politico’s Kyle Cheney said this makes Monday’s hearing something of a “mini trial.”) Also Thursday, a judge set an Oct. 23 trial date for one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro. Chesebro has requested a speedy trial, which he is entitled to under Georgia law. Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell has also requested a speedy trial, though her trial date hasn’t been set. While their prosecutions might be separated from the defendants who prefer to delay their proceedings (including Trump), an early trial for one or more defendants could get at central facets of the alleged conspiracy.
8/25/23 Update: Jeffrey Clark, former Justice Dept. (DOJ) official, filed a notice of removal on Aug. 21, requesting that his case be moved from state to federal court, where he is expecting the charges to be dismissed. A request to expedite the process before the arrest deadline was denied by Judge Steve Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, who will oversee the hearings related to removals. The hearing will take place Monday, 9/18/23 & the DA’s office has until Sept. 5 to file a response.
8/28/23 Update: A date for arraignment apparently just hit the docket too. 9/6/23 @ 9:30am for Trump. Everyone else that day too in 15 minute increments. Donald Trump: 9:30am, Rudy Giuliani: 9:45am, John Eastman: 10am, Sidney Powell: 10:15am, Mark Meadows: 10:30am, Cathy Latham: 10:45am, Scott Hall: 11am, Kenneth Chesebro: 11:15am, Trevian Kutti: 11:30am, Harrison Floyd: 11:45am, Jeffrey Clark: 1pm, Stephen Lee: 1:15pm, Jenna Ellis: 1:30pm, Shawn Still: 1:45pm, Ray Smith: 2pm, David Shafer: 2:15pm, Michael Roman: 2:30pm, Bob Cheeley: 2:45pm & Misty Hampton: 3pm.
8/28/23 Update: Meadows motions hearing. Meadows also added another lawyer - Robert Bittman. Meadows testified on his own behalf. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger also testified. US District Judge Steve Jones did not rule from the bench on Monday. He acknowledged that arraignments in the criminal case were scheduled for 9/6/23 & aid he would rule as quickly as possible. Meadows’ attorney said “we are entitled to a prompt determination” of whether his state criminal charges will be moved to federal court. As the hearing drew to a close, one of the judge’s final questions was whether Meadows had any federal authorities that Trump didn’t have as president. DA Fani Willis’ office said no, but Meadows team said yes, arguing that the chief of staff has a “wide range of authority.” The breadth of his federal authority is key to determining whether the case will stay in state court.
8/28/23 Update: Atlanta lawyer Ray Smith filed a waiver of arraignment & entered a not guilty plea on Monday, 8/28/23. 8/28/23 Update: Judge McBurney has ordered the full release of the Fulton County special grand jury report now that all have been indicted. He says he’ll do it 9/8/23 unless there are objections.
8/29/23 Update: Judge Steve Jones has ordered an evidentiary hearing for two more of Trump's Georgia co-defendants seeking to move their cases to federal court. David Shafer & Cathleen Latham — who both posed as electors — will make their case on 9/20/23.
8/29/23 Update: Judge Jones just entered an order for a supplemental briefing to be filed by 5pm Thursday, 8/29/23 by both parties. The issue is - if even one of Meadows overt acts (but not all) as charged in the indictment occurred under the color of his office would that alone be sufficient for federal removal of a criminal prosecution?
8/29/23 Update: Consent Bond Order: Harrison Floyd now has bond $100K. Chris Kachouroff, a Virginia-based attorney who filed paperwork Monday to represent Floyd in Georgia, said he was contacted Tuesday by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office to arrange the bond & claimed his client was only given bond because the prosecutor “didn’t like the optics” of Floyd remaining behind bars any longer. Jeff DiSantis, Willis’ spokesman, strongly denied Kachouroff’s version of events. “Mr. Floyd has had the opportunity to work out a consent bond in the same manner as the other defendants named in the indictment, but chose not to do so until today,” he said.
8/29/23 Update: Motion to Clarify or, in the alternative, partially set aside case specific scheduling Order entered on 8/24/23 filed by DA Fani Willis. She is asking the judge in the Trump racketeering case to fast-track all 19 of the defendants — not just Ken Chesebro — while permitting the others to file motions to sever from the larger case. Defendant Chesebro has not filed a motion to sever & because the Court has held no hearing on a motion to sever, the State of Georgia respectfully requests that the Court set aside its Case Specific Scheduling Order entered on August 24, 2023. The State of Georgia further respectfully requests that the Court set a deadline for any Defendant wishing to file a motion to sever, allow the parties, including the State of Georgia, sufficient time to brief the severance issue & hold a hearing on any filed motion to sever so that the Court may consider the factors set forth in Cain & its progeny, as required by Georgia law.
8/29/23 Update: Attorney Sidney Powell has waived a formal arraignment & pleaded not guilty, a court filing on Tuesday showed. Other Trump allies, Trevian Kutti & Ray Smith, have also waived formal arraignment & entered not guilty pleas.
8/30/23 Update: Attorney Kenneth Chesebro filed a motion Monday, 8/28/23 asking a judge to unseal a host of underlying records in the case -- including the special grand jury report that recommended charges, the transcripts of testimony heard by the panel & any recordings of the proceedings.
8/30/23 Update: Sidney Powell files a motion to sever her case from the other 18 co-defendants claiming that she has “no substantive connection with any other defendants regarding the charges in the Indictment.” 
