Perfect indictments
If they can do this to Donald Trump. they can do it to anyone who pressures public officials and hacks voting machines to try to stop the legitimate transfer of power after losing an election:
BIG FLAG: a Fulton County grand jury has returned 10 indictments. @CharlieGileNBC snapped this photo at the clerk’s office.
We are awaiting names and details. pic.twitter.com/IwGVxsck80— Blayne Alexander (@ReporterBlayne) August 15, 2023
…a truly chilling moment for us all. I’m not sure the rule of law can survive this kind of selective prosecution:
…live updates here. It still could be a little while before the press conference — 10 indictments is a lot! This, however, is an important point:
Mr. Trump would not be able to quash the case in Georgia if re-elected, because presidents do not have authority over state courts — a distinction that raises the stakes of a prosecution in Fulton County.
He can’t pardon himself if he’s convicted, either.