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The fake GOP electors in Georgia that former President Donald Trump recruited as part of his failed attempt to stay in power are starting to point fingers at each other, court documents revealed on Tuesday.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Atlanta-area prosecutor whos investigating Trumps effort to upend American democracy there, laid out the details in a legal memo to a state judgeone that hints at criminal indictments to come.
According to the memo, prosecutors in July last year dangled immunity deals for alternate electors who were willing to cooperate with the investigationbut their defense lawyer is now accused of never telling them about the potential deal.
Following a special purpose grand jury recommendation in December that the DA seek indictments against some people involved in the fraudulent scheme, investigators have turned up the pressure.
It turns out, these Republican officials and political operatives are now starting to squirm, identifying illegal behavior by their colleagues while trying to save their own skina sudden pivot that came when Willis investigators met with these fake electors last week.
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Eliot Rosewater
(34,285 posts)Bluethroughu
(7,215 posts)Bayard
(29,683 posts)Cha
(319,067 posts)lindysalsagal
(22,910 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)That's a race you REALLY don't want to come in second or later. Their attorney is going to have to do some fast talking to explain why he didn't tell his clients about the immunity offers.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)(No, not THAT one.)
Not that that's what's important here. She never conveyed Willis's offer of potential immunity deals to the coup participants, and now it's come out and they're rushing to offer to talk.
Complicating factors (always!) include: 'But that situation has created what Willis calls an impracticable and ethical mess, because 10 of these fake electors are being represented by a single Atlanta defense lawyerwho cant possibly advocate for clients who are simultaneously ratting each other out.'
LOVE: The list (of fraudulent electors) is a whos who of Georgia politics.
LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)That attorney's probably helped delude them about how much trouble they're in, though, and now the nightmare is coming true.
moniss
(9,056 posts)wasn't that defense lawyer paid for by the Orange Ruski and his campaign?
Delmette2.0
(4,503 posts)TFG is a cheap, conniving, piece of s*!t.
70sEraVet
(5,482 posts)My guess is, the latter.
MMBeilis
(455 posts).....long time party operatives with standing in the state makes it even better to contemplate their comeuppance. I think that only Trump and/or Sydney Powell behind bars could make me happier.
electric_blue68
(26,856 posts)up to the door of the State House, or which ever State Building holds that event. So nonchalantly!
Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
We had President Obama's"Audacity of Hope".
Drumphf, Repugs, Faux Noos etc has been practically
The Audacity of Non-Stop Lies!
I'm so glad I have many Interests to follow, things to do, to create, people to chat with, now that it's Spring parks & gardens to visit - it keeps those bouts of frustration, anger, sorrow, and fear from usually at a decent level, or totaly gone.
Especially this year to try, and relax as much as possible because it'll probably be a bit (+?) looney tunes in 2024. I'll do my best at various GOTV activities. That'll help make me feel like I'm doing something useful besides "just" voting. Last year was the first time I did phone calling in decades: this time on my smart phone vs at a phone banking location. I liked that too, being w like minded people making our efforts.