18 others, including his then chief of staff, mark meadows, and his lawyer, rudy giuliani, have also been indicted. Mr trump has denied wrongdoing and has described the investigation as politically motivated. Its the fourth criminal case to be brought against him since he left office. Lets take a listen to what Fulton County District Attorney fani willis said a short time ago. The indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgia was Mike Whittall process for election challenges, defendants engaged in a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to overturn georgias president ial election result. Subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, The Grand Jury issued Arrest Warrants for those who are charged. I am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday the 25th day of august, 2023. Earlier, Donald Trumps campaign issued a statement. Lets speak now to sean dilley, our North America correspondent, live from washington, dc
digging into local georgia laws, ordinarily you d expect what s known as the arraignment, the first appearance, the start if you like of the criminal trial process, would normally happen in a few days ordinarily. the prosecutor in this case as she is giving the defendants 19 defendants until midday local time on friday to voluntarily surrender but in donald trump s case certainly hears a secret service protective. that means the secret service and local law enforcement have to discuss that timing. more will be clear over the next 12 24 hours. in terms of the timing of the trial prosecution that they will ask whether it s possible to bring this to trial within the next six months but what would be likely to happen as with the other cases is that mr trump los lotharios would say hang on, we have two years of investigations, the grand jury have interviewed 75 witnesses, the evidence in the case is enormous and we need time to
Chauvin prosecutor tells judge that Floyd was tortured
June 25, 2021
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1of5In this image taken from video, Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Prosecutor Matthew Frank speaks as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over sentencing, Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)APShow MoreShow Less
2of5The Rev. Al Sharpton, right, with hand on coat, along with family members of George Floyd leads a prayer before entering the Hennepin County Government Center for the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Friday, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis, for the May 2020 death of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis.Jim Mone/APShow MoreShow Less
can t go with country time. you might. i grew up on country time. trial in mystery begins with lengthy and unruly arraignment. cain she is live at guantanamo bay cuba. great to he so you, catherine. what a circus unfolded on saturday, huh? it was thank you. and good morning. expecting news conference with the chief prosecutor and defense attorneys. we are on the phone five hours. the wheels are set in motion for a trial prosecution want to go in august. defense is asking for delay until may of next year. i was in the courtroom with the 9/11 suspects yesterday sitting about 15 yards ar way from them. it was lehr to me that they came to court yesterday with a strategy to frustrate and delay the process. they refused to cooperate with the court. they refused to wear the head phones to which they could hear the arabic translation. and they refused to answer the