Two witnesses who were set to testify on Tuesday were rescheduled to Monday afternoon, a sign that the proceedings were ahead of schedule. Also, a charging document that showed Trump could face a range of criminal complaints was briefly posted on the clerk’s website before it was removed.
That explains why the 13 charges were leaked, but not official yet. Just to clear up the confusion.
When a big case with multiple defendants is anticipated, clerks do sometimes make advance preparations based upon what will be presented to the grand jury, with the proviso that the draft may of course change depending on the grand jury outcome.
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The charges listed in this docket entry are presumably only what DA Fani Willis is proposing to the grand jury; the grand jury will still have the opportunity to “no bill,” or not indict, any charges for which they do not find sufficient evidence. Nevertheless, this docket seems to provide insight into the case Fulton County is likely presenting against Trump.
I may have misunderstood the numbering.w
The presence of other defendants is also corroborated by the fact that there are charges that are missing from this document – for example, the charges go from Charge 1 to Charge 5, skipping 2 through 4. This indicates charges against other defendants, perhaps for the same crime as the previous one listed.
Down at the courthouse now waiting on word from the Fulton County Grand Jury. Judge McBurney told folks to hold tight for an hour about 30 minutes. We will see….
Supposedly this report has been denied. One reporter has already deleted their original tweet
It could be what they are asking the jury, but the jury is still going on and I don't think we have a true bill or an indictment yet
I saw that too, and in your link from your other post, it has this quote:
That explains why the 13 charges were leaked, but not official yet. Just to clear up the confusion.
My speculation might have been correct.
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I may have misunderstood the numbering.w
Grand jury still seems to be going. Judge told reporters to stick around it could be tonight.
A liberal legal group says if you looked the document on the docket, some very big names will get indicted.
Down at the courthouse now waiting on word from the Fulton County Grand Jury. Judge McBurney told folks to hold tight for an hour about 30 minutes. We will see….
8pm est