Eighteen people including Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been indicted for alleged conspiracy, fraud and forgery related to the 2020 election in Arizona Arizona becomes the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.”
It doesn’t say. There are state suits in Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, and now Arizona. He’s indicted in Georgia, so it’s probably pretty likely that he’s unindicted in at least some of them, leaving potential for future prosecution.
I’m not a lawyer or a law expert, so this is purely a guess. By having him unindicted, it means he can’t be found not-guilty right now due to lack of evidence. I think that leaves him open to being indicted later once everyone else gets convicted. If AZ and the 4 other states convict the co-conspirators with Trump as unindicted (except in Georgia where he is indicted), that creates a much stronger case to bring up full indictment charges.
Also allows the application of leverage on them after conviction to become cooperators, I’d think. Make the offer after conviction but before sentencing and then recommend leniency to the judge in light of promised cooperation.
He’s listed as an unindicted co conspirator. The reason for not indicting him can come down to local laws. The law in Georgia on conspiracy has a lower bar, which is why he got charged there.
(his name isn’t listed, but there is an ex president who spread lies about the election that is described as an unindicted co conspirator. Could be anyone)
Why is trump an unindicted co-conspirator? Seems like if they have enough to charge those people why not him too?
Maybe getting them to plea bargain to turn on Trump is the plan.
It doesn’t say. There are state suits in Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, and now Arizona. He’s indicted in Georgia, so it’s probably pretty likely that he’s unindicted in at least some of them, leaving potential for future prosecution.
I’m pretty sure that Michigan also has Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator.
I’m not a lawyer or a law expert, so this is purely a guess. By having him unindicted, it means he can’t be found not-guilty right now due to lack of evidence. I think that leaves him open to being indicted later once everyone else gets convicted. If AZ and the 4 other states convict the co-conspirators with Trump as unindicted (except in Georgia where he is indicted), that creates a much stronger case to bring up full indictment charges.
Also allows the application of leverage on them after conviction to become cooperators, I’d think. Make the offer after conviction but before sentencing and then recommend leniency to the judge in light of promised cooperation.
He’s listed as an unindicted co conspirator. The reason for not indicting him can come down to local laws. The law in Georgia on conspiracy has a lower bar, which is why he got charged there.
(his name isn’t listed, but there is an ex president who spread lies about the election that is described as an unindicted co conspirator. Could be anyone)
Smartass… :-D