Words have meaning and facts matter. Trump did not ask or instruct Raffensperger to find anything. He was speaking about what his campaign needed to do, and when the preliminary totals appear to show him down by x votes in an environment of indicators showing multiple fraud dimensions, it is hardly surprising that he said “we need to find x votes.” As in we, the Trump campaign. He did not say “Brad, you need to find x votes” or “Brad I instruct you to find us x votes”. He said something very specific, which someone in Raffensperger’s office surreptitiously recorded and then leaked.
I practiced occasionally in Fulton County in white collar criminal matters when Paul Howard was the Fulton DA. I would describe the DA’s office as incompetence, institutionalized. So, Fanni Willis seems to be carrying on the tradition.
When her persecution of Trump finally blows away, I wonder what it means for Jenna Ellis and the others who pled guilty. They appear to look very stupid at this point.
That recording should involve both Florida and interstate federal law.
At least one of those three jurisdictions requires consent from all parties for taping. I forget which one.
Bad luck for the Defendants who pleaded out. I doubt they are stupid - just realistic.
The prosecuting county is overwhelmingly Democrat, so guilty verdicts were guaranteed on all charges.
Unless they are wealthy, they would have been bankrupted by legal fees.
Jenna Ellis -—> Stupid [Apparently].