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around and try the others later, so it will have to be done more than once. does that complicate trump s case here? if he case goes to trial actually in october, what kind of impact does that have on mark meadows, donald trump, all the others here. it could complicate or the defense gets as opportunity to see how witnesses will testify. there s a transcript that makes the a second trial perhaps easier. you worked in the district attorney s office for more than ten years. when you ve seen the attacks from trump and others on not just the district attorney here, but other prosecutors here, a big part of his bond restrictions are not going after other witnesses. one big question i ve heard thrown around trump s orbit is what happens if he violates
period of time. everybody was prepared. reporter: the indictments stem from a 2.5 year criminal investigation into trump s alleged interference in the 2020 georgia presidential election, including his call to georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. i just want to find 11,780 votes. reporter: to the fake electors who convened to cast illegitimate votes for trump, the investigation also accuses multiple defendants of harassment of election workers and a voting system s breach in rural coffee county. i want to try him and be respectful for our sovereign states. reporter: while fulton county district attorney fani willis says she intends to try the 19 defendants together, it s up to the judge on when the trial will proceed. we do want to move this case along. and so we will be asking for a proposed order that occurs, trial date within the next six months. reporter: this was more than just the infamous call that
defending or rallying around somebody who has been consistently indicted. and yet, the former president s poll numbers continually seem to go up in moments like this. he s able to frame particularly in a primary electorate these as political attacks by democrats. to that point, did you get any sense that fani willis in your interactions with her during this process or her team was politically motivated? the former president called her a rabid partisan or the grand jury itself was out to intentionally get the former president? look, that s donald trump s game every time he gets put in a corner, he fights like a kid, right? he calls names. there s no merits behind it. i certainly didn t encounter any of that. it was a very well informed district attorney s office, a very well-informed jury that asked intellectual questions throughout the process. but look, when leaders of your party are telling you that something is true, i guess it s
of allowing donald j. trump to seize the presidential term of office beginning on january 20th, 21. reporter: the indictment also included an additional 30 unindicted coconspirators in addition to the charged defendants. in a statement, trump s attorneys calling the grand jury presentation, quote, one sided and the events of monday, quote, shocking and absurd. ohio rep jim jordan, a trump ally, tweeting out he did nothing wrong. and house speaker kevin mccarthy saying, justice should be blind, but biden has weaponized government against his leading poli political opponent to interfere in the 2020 election. it was a very intense meeting. reporter: jeff duncan, cnn contributor and former georgia lieutenant governor on his testimony before an atlanta grand jury. i can tell you there was the highest level of attention in the room from folks with the district attorney s office through the jurors. it was just an extremely intense