Georgia indictment: How will Trump defend himself? Will it work?

[BidenPresident]

Aug 15 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is likely to claim that his right to free speech and genuine concerns about voter fraud protect him from charges that he pressured Georgia officials to change the results of the 2020 election in his favor.

But legal experts say the case appears to be a straightforward fraud prosecution that will turn on whether Trump knowingly broke the law, regardless of whether he believed his actions were justified.

"Even if he thought he had a right to do what he did, that doesn't justify fraudulent activity," said former federal prosecutor E. Danya Perry. "If you believe money in someone else's bank account is rightfully yours, that doesn't mean you can embezzle it."

https://www.reuters.com/legal/georgia-criminal-charges-trumps-chances-challenges-2023-08-15/

 

[Tinkerpeach]

Aug 15 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is likely to claim that his right to free speech and genuine concerns about voter fraud protect him from charges that he pressured Georgia officials to change the results of the 2020 election in his favor.

But legal experts say the case appears to be a straightforward fraud prosecution that will turn on whether Trump knowingly broke the law, regardless of whether he believed his actions were justified.

"Even if he thought he had a right to do what he did, that doesn't justify fraudulent activity," said former federal prosecutor E. Danya Perry. "If you believe money in someone else's bank account is rightfully yours, that doesn't mean you can embezzle it."

https://www.reuters.com/legal/georgia-criminal-charges-trumps-chances-challenges-2023-08-15/

Well the RICO charges are easy to beat, they really can't prove it.

Other than that they have to prove that Trump broke a law which he didn't. Asking to find votes isn't breaking any law, he could have been referring to finding them legally through a recount.

There was nothing in the phone call that legally would equal pressuring someone, there were no threats made by Trump if they didn't do it.

This will be an easy one to beat.

 

[BidenPresident]

Well the RICO charges are easy to beat, they really can't prove it.

Other than that they have to prove that Trump broke a law which he didn't. Asking to find votes isn't breaking any law, he could have been referring to finding them legally through a recount.

There was nothing in the phone call that legally would equal pressuring someone, there were no threats made by Trump if they didn't do it.

This will be an easy one to beat.

yeah trump is messiah

 

[Tinkerpeach]

yeah trump is messiah

No, he just won't be convicted on any of this.

It's all political.

Don't you wonder why the AG is trying to schedule the trial on the day before Super Tuesday?

Do you really think that is just a random date she picked?

She is trying to disrupt Trumps campaign.

 

[BidenPresident]

No, he just won't be convicted on any of this.

It's all political.

Don't you wonder why the AG is trying to schedule the trial on the day before Super Tuesday?

Do you really think that is just a random date she picked?

She is trying to disrupt Trumps campaign.

Fascism. And yes I did learn about it in junior high.

 

[evince]

Well the RICO charges are easy to beat, they really can't prove it.

Other than that they have to prove that Trump broke a law which he didn't. Asking to find votes isn't breaking any law, he could have been referring to finding them legally through a recount.

There was nothing in the phone call that legally would equal pressuring someone, there were no threats made by Trump if they didn't do it.

This will be an easy one to beat.

Meaningless idiot blather