REPORT: Fulton County DA Moving To Hit Trump With ‘Conspiracy To Commit Election Fraud’ Charges
By Chris July 26, 2023
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is reportedly preparing to charge former President Donald Trump with solicitation to commit election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud in relation to the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, according to sources of The Guardian. The charges are part of a broader investigation into Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
The charges under consideration include criminal solicitation to commit election fraud, conspiracy to commit election fraud, solicitation of a public or political officer to neglect their duties, and solicitation to destroy, deface, or remove ballots.
Additionally, it is reported that the district attorney is looking to bring charges of computer trespass against some of Trump’s associates who allegedly accessed voting machines and copied sensitive election data in Coffee County, Georgia, in January 2021.
Willis’s identification of these potential charges signifies a crucial development in the criminal investigation, indicating that prosecutors could be seeking indictments from a grand jury as soon as next month. The grand jury, responsible for deciding whether to indict Trump or others, was assembled in mid-July. The selection process was overseen by Willis, Deputy District Attorney Will Wooten, and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade.
For a criminal solicitation charge, prosecutors would need to demonstrate that Trump persistently requested another person to engage in certain illegal conduct that is “likely and imminent” as a result of the solicitation. This includes Trump’s alleged phone calls to Chief Investigator Frances Watson and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, as well as his reported “pressure” on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find 11,780 votes.”
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