Will Georgia’s Draconian Laws Trap Trump Behind Bars Before Trial?

The indictment is a joke. Perhaps this was the goal all along.

Will Georgia’s Tough-on-Crime Laws Trap Trump Behind Bars Before Trial?

The state is draconian when it comes to witness tampering and obstruction of justice, one reason the 45th president could soon seek to move the trial to federal court.

By: A.R. Hoffman, NY Sun, August 16, 2023:

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The 19 members of the alleged “criminal enterprise” headed by President Trump will have until August 25 to turn themselves in to Fulton County authorities, but what if their time as free men and women is interrupted well shy of any conviction?

The specter of Mr. Trump and others being held without bail was raised by a veteran political scribe, John Heilmann, who took to “Morning Joe” to reflect that “this is the one case where Donald Trump will find it very difficult even to be given bail because of the way that the laws work in Georgia.”

Special Counsel Jack Smith has thus far declined to press the point that Mr. Trump should await trial behind bars, a forbearance shared by District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Yet a federal judge, Beryl Howell, ruled that the 45th president, possibly the best known man in the world, is a “flight risk.” The government has so far declined to pursue that line of argument.

An inkling that Georgia could be different came even before Mr. Trump’s indictment, when the sheriff of Fulton County, Patrick Labat, warned that “it doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mugshot ready for you.” The former president will be required to appear before a judge within 24 hours of undergoing “intake.” Mr. Trump has thus far been spared these formalities.

From there, Mr. Trump’s road will not get any easier. Georgia law, like the federal code, mandates that a “court shall be authorized to release a person on bail if the court finds that the person” does not pose a flight risk, a danger to the community, or is unlikely to commit another felony before trial. So far, so standard.

The Peach Tree State, though, adds another provision. Bail can be withheld if the defendant poses a “significant risk of intimidating witnesses or otherwise obstructing the administration of justice.” This could pose difficulties for Mr. Trump, who in the hours after the indictment was handed up called Ms. Willis “an out of control and very corrupt District Attorney who campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”

More serious for Mr. Trump could be a message he posted to Truth Social on Monday, immediately before the indictment. The former president opined, “I am reading reports that failed former Lt. Governor of Georgia, Jeff Duncan, will be testifying before the Fulton County Grand Jury. He shouldn’t.” Prosecutors could press the point that this signals both obstruction and intimidation.

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turtlebrat

8 months ago

I can foresee that they want to Epstein DJT in GA and he needs to avoid going there. He needs to file a brief before SCOTUS over this fraud asap. This should be a Federal matter not a bogus kangaroo court in GA with largely Black police storm troopers and guards as in DC jail and and a latitia james style bought and paid for racist DA and hateful leftist pawns running the show. As a former prez DJT has the right to have the secret service, if they can be trusted, with him at all times even in jail. How can he campaign in jail? HE CANNOT!!!! Their laws are Unconstitutional as Americans have a right to free speech and to defend themselves against tyranny. I’d like to see sleepy joe and his criminal family treated like this. This is election interference to the max and is intolerable. RICO my asp. A coup yes. If they can get Trump what hope do we have?

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Snowedin

8 months ago

All 19 should fight false allegations and refuse to show up for jail. There is no due process of the law and their Constitutional Rights have been violated.

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Abvragham

8 months ago

Answer to the question

Georgia’s A..H… laws will never incarcerate 45
nor will he ever be convicted

He will be totally exonerated much to the shame
of the pigs who criminally tried to destroy him

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[email protected]

8 months ago

SCOTUS has to shut all this down.
This is blatant election interference.

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TRM

8 months ago

The obvious way for Trump to avoid the problem is not to tamper with witnesses, obstruct justice, or do any contempt of court.

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