NonilexJul 31, 2023

#Atlanta braces for possible #indictments in #2020election investigation

“…speculation hit fever pitch in recent days w/the installation of orange security barriers near the main entrance of the #FultonCounty Courthouse in downtown #ATL. …the most visible sign yet of the looming charging decision in a case that has ensnared not only #Trump but several high-profile #Republicans….”

#BigLie #ElectionInterference #Law #Legal #FaniWillis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/31/georgia-2020-election-investigation-trump/

Atlanta braces for possible indictments in 2020 election investigation

It is one of several investigations into attempts to reverse Trump’s loss in 2020. A charging decision is expected during the first three weeks of August.

The Washington Post
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“The work is accomplished,” #Willis (D) told #Atlanta’s WXIA-TV Saturday. “We’ve been working for two-and-a-half years. We’re ready to go.”

In #ATL, local, state & federal #law enforcement ofcls have been privately meeting for months to plan enhanced security measures in anticipation of that announcement.…

#Trump #Georgia #Indictments #Racketeering #Criminal #Republicans #BigLie #Grift

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Willis has strongly hinted for months that she will seek multiple #indictments in the case, using #GA’s expansive #AntiRacketeering statutes that allow #prosecutors not only to charge in-state wrongdoing but to use activities in other states to prove #criminal intent in GA. In court filings, Willis has described her probe as an investigation of “multi-state, coordinated efforts to influence the results of the Nov 2020 elections in #Georgia & elsewhere.”

#Trump #Criminal #Republicans #BigLie

Jul 31, 2023 at 5:27pmWeb
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The county courthouse has already been subject to enhanced #security because of ongoing #threats to #Willis & her staff — including #racist, threatening phone calls related to the election investigation…. It’s an issue that Willis, who is often accompanied by armed bodyguards during public appearances, has raised both privately & publicly.

#FultonCounty #Atlanta #Trump #PoliticalViolence #DomesticTerrorism #NationalSecurity #MAGAextremists
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In Jan 2022…, #Willis, the first Black woman elected as #FultonCounty DA, sent a letter to…the #FBI’s #Atlanta field office requesting a risk assessment of the courthouse, citing “alarming” rhetoric from #Trump.
…Willis pointed to remarks #Trump had made…where he attacked unnamed prosecutors investigating him in cities including Atlanta as “#racist” and “mentally sick.” Willis also cited “communications” she & her staff had received from “persons unhappy” w/the investigation.

#PoliticalViolence