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For this weekend's blog post, I did a deep dive into the Georgia investigation.
https://terikanefield.com/the-georgia-criminal-case-against-trump-and-his-pals/

I haven't written about it for a while, and with Lindsay Graham about to testify, I thought this would be a good time to do a deep dive.

I am still trying to get comfortable with Mastodon so if you have a question about the blog post, the best way to ask is to leave a comment. I see all the comments and as long as you're polite, I will answer 😉

The Georgia Criminal Case against Trump and his Pals - Teri Kanefield

The big news this week was that Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as Special Prosecutor overseeing the January 6 probe and the investigation into the Mar-a-Lago documents. Garland skeptics celebrated because they understood this was a clear sign that this investigation is leading toward major indictments. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve 
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Show threadJamesNov 20, 2022
@Teri_Kanefield ok, the new link definitely works. The point for me, is who decides whether Trump did or did not solicit election fraud by requesting an official to “find” him extra votes? I assume this would be a question for a jury, who would understand the context of the election, the big lie, see a motive and hear the tape. I really don’t see this as complicated. The tape exists - we’ve all heard it.
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@Jemesa

Yes, in our system of law, a grand jury / prosecutor makes a charging decision and a jury acts as a fact finder.

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@Jemesa I forget that my audience include people who are not Americans and are therefore not familiar with how our legal system works.
Nov 20, 2022 at 8:01pmWeb
Show threadJamesNov 20, 2022
@Teri_Kanefield ok, so the decision of guilty / not guilty would be for the Jury. The tape exists. #Trump is asking the official to “find” him extra votes, so why can’t he be charged and the question of intention/guilt/innocence be left to a Jury? I don’t understand from your deeper dive why there’s a delay or apparent reluctance to charge/indict.
Show threadᑎᎄᖇᗩᑎ Nov 20, 2022
@Jemesa @Teri_Kanefield there's a delay because many support his effort. Enough to tip the scale
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@Jemesa

Read my FAQs. It's a pinned on my blog.