Trump Indicted and Taken into Custody on Thursday Evening

ATLANTA - Aug. 27, 2023 - PRLog -- In a notable turn of events, Trump was taken into custody on Thursday evening, marking an unprecedented occasion where a former president was photographed for a mug shot. Subsequently, on Friday morning, seven co-defendants who were yet to surrender complied with the deadline. The majority of those facing charges had previously reached agreements regarding bail amounts and associated terms with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Consequently, they were able to secure their release subsequent to the booking process.

One among the indicted group, Harrison William Prescott Floyd, allegedly involved in harassing a Fulton County election worker, did not secure a bail agreement ahead of time and thus, following his surrender on Thursday, remained in custody. Notably, Floyd had also been apprehended three months prior on a federal warrant in Maryland, which accused him of confronting FBI agents in a confrontational manner when they were attempting to serve him with a grand jury subpoena.

The subsequent steps in the legal proceedings are expected to be conducted by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who will likely schedule arraignment hearings for each defendant in the coming weeks. During these hearings, the defendants will make their initial court appearances and enter their pleas, which could be either guilty or not guilty. It is worth mentioning that in Georgia, it's not uncommon for defendants to waive the arraignment process.

The legal case, brought under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, is intricate and sprawling, potentially leading to complex trial logistics. Some of the defendants have already begun legal maneuvers to navigate the charges against them. Notably, three of the accused individuals – Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff; Jeffrey Clark, former U.S. Department of Justice official; and David Shafer, former Georgia Republican Party chair – are attempting to transfer their cases to federal court. Scheduled hearings to consider Meadows' and Clark's requests are set for specific dates in September. There is also speculation that Trump might seek to move his case to federal court.

In a distinct move, one of the defendants, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who is alleged to have played a role in coordinating and executing a plan involving 16 Georgia Republicans to falsely declare Trump's victory and appoint themselves as the state's "duly elected and qualified" electors, has filed a request for a swift trial. This would necessitate that his trial commences by the end of the upcoming court term, possibly in early November. In response, Fani Willis, who expressed a desire to try all 19 defendants together, has proposed a trial start date of October 23 for the entire group.
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