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A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia’s 2020 election

ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury that was sworn in Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-0cfd32492da81697879b8c8ac00f8c83?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Georgia prosecutors eye criminal solicitation charges in Trump inquiry

The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia in recent weeks has weighed several potential statutes under which to charge, including solicitation to commit election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud, according to two people briefed on the matter.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/25/trump-georgia-investigation-fulton-county-prosecutors?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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The Fulton County Case Against Trump May Be the Most Serious—and Imminent

Donald Trump is facing legal jeopardy on a number of fronts. But the Fulton County case may be the most challenging for him to wriggle out of.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fulton-county-case-against-trump-may-be-the-most-serious-and-imminent?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Fulton County is ready to unveil Trump’s ‘criminal enterprise’

The 37 felony charges already filed against Donald Trump in his classified documents case in Florida include one count of a criminal conspiracy and another describing a criminal scheme. Any charges resulting from the special counsel investigation underway in Washington, D.C., examining attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election will almost certainly include multiple counts of a conspiracy to defraud the United States.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/22/2182649/-Fulton-County-is-ready-to-unveil-Trump-s-criminal-enterprise?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Security barriers at Fulton courthouse as DA nears ‘historical’ decision

Fani Willis has said any indictments regarding Donald Trump will come before the end of August.

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/07/27/security-barriers-appear-fulton-courthouse-da-nears-historical-decision/?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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⚖️ Georgia's indictment window opens

A Georgia judge today rejected Trump's request to block a special grand jury report and disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the investigation into efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.

Why it matters: Willis has previously said that indictments against Trump, his allies and other potential targets of the long-running investigation would come between July 31 and Aug. 18.

  • "We've been working for 2.5 years. We're ready to go," Willis, a Democrat, told a local news station over the weekend.
  • Security barriers were placed outside of the Fulton County courthouse in downtown Atlanta last week, and Willis has advised county leaders to "make decisions that keep your staff safe" in the coming weeks.

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Georgia judge skewers Trump’s bid to derail potential charges

A state judge in Georgia has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to derail his potential prosecution for attempting to subvert the 2020 election results.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/georgia-judge-trump-charges-fulton-county-00108968#:~:text=The+judge+declined+to+halt,investigation+into+2020+election+interference.&text=A+state+judge+in+Georgia,subvert+the+2020+election+results.?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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I Was Just Subpoenaed by Trump’s Georgia Grand Jury. Here’s What I’ll Tell Them.

On Monday afternoon, I met an investigator from the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in a nondescript parking lot downtown in Atlanta. He handed me two subpoenas to testify before one of the grand juries empaneled here considering charges in the 2020 election interference case with Donald Trump.

https://theintercept.com/2023/07/31/trump-georgia-grand-jury-subpoena/?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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⚖️ Atlanta girds for Trump indictment

Orange barricades and metal fences are set up outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta in preparation for a possible fourth indictment of former President Trump.

  • Pryor Street (above) in front of the courthouse was closed to traffic at 5 a.m. yesterday and is expected to remain blocked through at least Aug. 18, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek a grand-jury indictment in coming weeks in her investigation into efforts by Trump and allies to overturn the 2020 election results.

  • Willis has developed a sprawling racketeering indictment that includes influencing witnesses and computer trespass, The Guardian's Hugo Lowell reports.

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump

Fani Willis expected to seek indictment against Trump in week ahead

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Fulton County DA asks witnesses to appear before grand jury early this week

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and journalist George Chidi, who were previously subpoenaed in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and others to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, have been called to appear Tuesday before the grand jury in the case.

https://local.newsbreak.com/fulton-county-ga/3120732003886-fulton-county-da-asks-witnesses-to-appear-before-grand-jury-early-this-week?

phkrause

By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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How Fani Willis oversaw what might be the most sprawling legal case against Donald Trump

ATLANTA (AP) — Long before the FBI began investigating Donald Trump ‘s hoarding of classified documents or Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special prosecutor to probe the former president, Fani Willis was at work.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-fani-willis-indictment-32bfdd2cca9d3184056836b208a78379?

phkrause

By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Trump vs. mobster law

President Trump's next potential indictment — his fourth, expected as soon as this week — could be grounded in a law typically used against mobsters.

  • Why it matters: Georgia's expansive racketeering law — RICO — could end with pardon-proof charges against Trump and more than a dozen associates, Axios' Sareen Habeshian and Zachary Basu report.

Fulton County (Ga.) District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to begin presenting her case to a grand jury early this week.

  • Two potential witnesses — former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and independent journalist George Chidi — said on social media that they've been called to testify tomorrow.

Catch me up: The sweeping, years-long investigation began after Trump asked Georgia's top election official to "find" nearly 12,000 votes on Jan. 2, 2021 — an explosive conversation caught on tape.

  • Willis has obtained texts and emails directly connecting members of Trump's legal team to a breach of voting software in Coffee County, Ga., in January 2021, CNN reports.

Legal experts point to three big consequences of Willis' expected use of the state's RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) statute:

  1. The stiff penalties associated with RICO charges are a big incentive for co-defendants to seek deals in return for new evidence. Some Trump allies and supporters have already been informed by the D.A.'s office that they are targets of the investigation, including Rudy Giuliani and GOP electors who falsely "certified" Trump as Georgia's 2020 victor.
  2. Since these would be state charges, a presidential pardon wouldn't free Trump. "If he were to win the presidency or if a Republican sympathetic to him were to win ... the president of the United States can't pardon or can't dismiss," said Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor at Georgia State University.
  3. While the federal judiciary — and New York courts — are averse to televising criminal proceedings, Georgia courts are more transparent, Kreis notes. Georgia could end up being the only Trump trial broadcast to the world.

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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What is Georgia’s RICO Act?

ATLANTA — Among the charges being levied against former President Donald Trump in today’s indictment are RICO charges.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/what-is-georgias-rico-act/XYQ3OVZLSJF3RMO3DLZFCHCRGI/?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach

Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump’s legal team to the early January 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources tell CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/13/politics/coffee-county-georgia-voting-system-breach-trump/index.html?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Why Georgia's case against Trump could be so damaging

A legal tool normally reserved for the Mafia and organized crime could make former President Trump's fourth indictment his most damaging.

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/trump-georgia-rico-charges-fani-willis?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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The indictment Trump feared most

"Most indicted president." That was our Axios AM headline on Aug. 2 — 13 days ago.

  • After last night's indictment in Fulton County, Ga., it's even more true — now 91 felonies instead of 78.
  • Any one of them could send former President Trump to prison for years.

In charges announced at 10:54 p.m. ET, a grand jury in Atlanta indicted Trump and 18 allies after a two-year probe of efforts to flip Georgia's 2020 election results.

  • Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis used a mobster statute — Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) — to charge Trump and his co-defendants with violating the oath of office, conspiracy to commit forgery, filing false documents and more.

Why it matters: It's RICO. It's unpardonable by any president, since it's a state charge. The specifics are damning and hard to spin.

  • Many close to Trump have long thought that if one case could bring him down, it's this.

🖼️ The big picture: We're living history, as former President Trump becomes the only sitting or former president to face criminal charges ... to face criminal charges twice ... and three times ... and four.

"A criminal enterprise": The indictment says the defendants, including Donald John Trump, "conspired and endeavored to conduct and participate in a criminal enterprise in Fulton County, Georgia, and elsewhere."

  • The next paragraph calls it a "criminal organization."

The allies include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows ... former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark ... + lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media in Atlanta after last night's indictments. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

Willis said at a late-night news conference that she plans to try Trump and the 18 other defendants together.

  • Those charged have until noon Friday, Aug. 25, to surrender.

💨 The gist of the four criminal cases against Trump, via CNN:

  1. Manhattan prosecutors' hush-money case: 34 counts against Trump.
  2. DOJ special counsel's classified documents case: 40 counts against Trump.
  3. DOJ special counsel's election subversion case: 4 counts against Trump.
  4. Atlanta prosecutors' Georgia election meddling case: 13 counts against Trump.

🔎 Between the lines: Courts now will lead a fact-finding and reckoning for what's happened in the 2 years and 9 months — 1,015 days — since Election Day 2020.

  • We'll be living in complexity: All this legal action — and perhaps even trials (civil and criminal, state and federal) — will be the essential, deafening context to what's looking like a 2024 rematch of that election.

Trump has five trials scheduled between now and May.

  • As you can see in this clever Axios timeline, Trump's scheduled court dates (including civil fraud and defamation suits) are interspersed with the Iowa caucuses ... and Super Tuesday ... and, if Trump lasts as a candidate, the Republican National Convention.

🔮 What's next: Now "the country must brace itself for what will surely be described as the Trial of the Century," the N.Y. Times' Peter Baker writes.

  • "Which will be followed by the next Trial of the Century. And then the next. And then the next."

Searchable version of the 98-page indictment.

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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🥊 Case loaded with breathtaking ambition

 
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The scope of the Georgia case contrasts sharply with federal indictments by special counsel Jack Smith, Axios' Erin Doherty writes.

  • Smith's case narrowly charged former President Trump as a sole defendant, with six unidentified co-conspirators.
  • Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis' case ties together 161 acts, with 19 defendants and 30 unindicted co-conspirators, across 7 states + D.C.

🐦 Trump's tweets were the play-by-play to the alleged conspiracy: 12 of the 161 acts were simply citing Trump statements made on Twitter.

Between the lines: The indictment alleges that members of the "criminal enterprise" unlawfully accessed voting equipment and voter data in Georgia  — and then distributed that stolen data to members in other states.

  • Act 19 from the indictment cites a meeting where Trump and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows requested a strategy for "delaying and disrupting" the Jan. 6 congressional certification of electoral ballots.
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Photo: Jon Elswick/AP

Trump's legal team said in a statement: "We look forward to a detailed review of this indictment, which is undoubtedly just as flawed and unconstitutional as this entire process has been."

  • Rudy Giuliani said: "It's just the next chapter in a book of lies with the purpose of framing President Donald Trump and anyone willing to take on the ruling regime."

The bottom line: Trump is likely to spend a significant portion of 2024 sitting in courtrooms instead of hitting the campaign trail.

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Judge: Georgia Indictment Will Be Televised if and When Trump Gets Charged

Reporters and members of the public inside the Fulton County Courthouse can record video of the big moment

https://themessenger.com/politics/judge-georgia-indictment-will-be-televised-if-trump-gets-charged?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Georgia election indictment highlights wider attempts to illegally access voting equipment

ATLANTA (AP) — A day after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as the country was still reeling from the violent attempt to halt the transfer of presidential power, a local Republican Party official greeted a group of computer experts outside the election office in a rural county in south Georgia, where they were given access to voting equipment.

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-trump-indictment-voting-machines-conspiracy-theories-bc3db57cabd25fd8e335f85ed299e79c?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Tweets haunt Trump

Georgia's racketeering indictment against former President Trump and 18 of his allies lists 161 "overt acts" allegedly committed in furtherance of a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

  • 12 of those overt acts are tweets sent from Trump's account.

Why it matters: Long used as a euphemism by Republicans to poke fun at sensitive liberals, Trump's "mean tweets" — or in this case, tweets promoting baseless claims of voter fraud and pressuring state officials — have become evidence in a vast criminal case against him.

Driving the news: Trump allies quickly seized on the indictment's inclusion of seemingly innocuous tweets to claim prosecutors were criminalizing free speech — a similar defense lodged in response to special counsel Jack Smith's federal election charges.

  • For example, the indictment refers to a tweet by Trump on Dec. 3, 2020, in which he advertised an election fraud hearing convened by Georgia's state legislature and broadcast on far-right TV network OAN.
  • Posting multiple screenshots of the overt acts section, conservative activist Charlie Kirk tweeted: "This is not a criminal case. It is a bid to nullify the United States Constitution."
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Reality check: Overt acts are not standalone allegations of criminality, and Trump was not charged simply for tweeting.

  • Rather, the legal term refers to a pattern of behavior supporting a broader criminal enterprise — in this case, an alleged seven-state election conspiracy by 19 defendants and 30 unindicted co-conspirators.
  • The indictment alleges that in sum, Trump's 12 tweets — as well as phone calls, texts, meetings and other activity by him and his allies — comprised elements of a conspiracy to subvert the election by people who knowingly spread election lies.

Between the lines: Renting a car is not illegal. Nor is buying a ski mask or mapping out a street's surveillance cameras. But if those steps were taken in furtherance of a plot to rob a bank, they may be listed as overt acts in a conspiracy indictment.

The big picture: Trump's public-facing communication style and blunt rhetoric is part of what has endeared him to the GOP base. There's no sign his legal troubles will compel him to change tack, especially with such a dominant lead in the polls.

  • Trump says next Monday he'll present a "Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT" on voter fraud in Georgia that should result in the charges against him being dropped.
  • Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp swiftly shot back: "The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen. For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward — under oath — and prove anything in a court of law."

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Notes on The Indictment of 19 Republicans For Attempting To Overthrow An American Presidential Election in Georgia

The attempt to overturn the 2020 election was a Republican Party wide effort

https://simonwdc.substack.com/p/notes-on-the-indictment-of-19-republicans?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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Trump's Fulton County indictment, unpacked

Trump and 18 others face felony charges for being part of a conspiracy that began before the 2020 election and continued after January 6.

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fani-willis-fulton-county-indictment?

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By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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The Georgia Trump Indictments Started a Fight That Democrats Will Win

Trump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election is going on trial. And the more the public learns the gory details, the worse it’ll be for Republicans.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-trump-indictments-started-a-fight-that-democrats-will-win?

Unmasking the Co-Conspirators in Trump’s Georgia Indictment

Trump's latest indictment includes 18 co-defendants and 30 unindicted co-conspirators. Here's our attempt at figuring out as many as possible.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/who-are-trumps-unindicted-co-conspirators-in-georgia-we-unmask-them?

Georgia Prosecutors Propose a Wild Trial Date for Trump

The trial would begin the day before Super Tuesday, and in the same month as Trump’s hush-money trial in New York.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-prosecutors-propose-a-wild-trial-date-for-trump?

phkrause

By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1}
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