Trump's Georgia Indictments by the Numbers
So Many Numbers… The Best Numbers… The Biggest Conspiracy
I’ll keep this post short and sweet, and promise readers another essay later in the day with more analysis of the fourth set of indictments issued against the former
president of the United States.
Donald J. Trump, along with 18 allies, was indicted in Fulton County Georgia on Monday. He and his companions are accused of running a criminal enterprise before, during, and after the 2020 presidential election for the purpose of securing a victory, no matter what the vote count was.
All the charged parties have been asked by DA Fani Willis to appear for booking no later than August 25.
There are lots of details surrounding these charges, and one way of comprehending them is to pluck the numbers out of the 98 page indictment.
There are
19 defendants, including the former president of the United States and 6 lawyers working on his behalf.
41 criminal counts across all defendants
13 criminal counts against the former president himself
8 types of manners and methods used to further a criminal enterprise
161 overt acts of racketeering activity
Trump personally faces the following charges listed in the indictment:
(1) Violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act
(5) Solicitation of violation of oath by public officer
(9) Conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer
(11) Conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree
(13) Conspiracy to commit false statements and writing
(15) Conspiracy to commit filing false documents
(17) Conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree
(19) Conspiracy to commit false statements and writings
(27) Filing false documents
(28) Solicitation of violation of oath by public officer
(29) False statements and writings
(38) Solicitation of violation of oath by public officer
(39) False statements and writings
(Numbers in parentheses correspond to the violations of law listed in the indictment)
According to the indictment, Trump and his co-defendants used eight methods to try to undermine the election:
Making false statements to members of state legislatures, including Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia;
Making false statements to high-ranking state officials in Georgia, such as the secretary of state and the governor;
Creating a slate of fake electoral voters;
Harassing and intimidating a Fulton County election worker;
Soliciting high-ranking members of the United States Department of Justice to make false statements to government officials in Georgia;
Soliciting Mike Pence to reject electoral college votes properly cast by Georgia’s electors;
Unlawfully accessing voter equipment and voter data;
Making false statements and committing perjury to cover up the conspiracy.
Trial dates have already been set in two of Trump’s indictments:
March 24, 2024, for his New York State hush-money trial
May 20, 2024, for the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
On August 28, Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to set a trial date for his election obstruction case, where the special counsel’s office has asked for a January 2024 date.
In the Georgia case, DA Willis says she would like to try all 19 defendants in this matter together and to do so within the next six months
Some other numbers:
It appears as though there are an additional 30 unindicted co-conspirators
Trump’s name is mentioned 193 times in the indictment
His surrender in Atlanta will be different: - fingerprints and a mugshot
The biggest number of all will be the television audience for his trial. Seeing him in court and hearing the prosecution’s case will be what sets this case apart from the others. I don’t expect MAGA fiends to watch –they’ll be bleating the Trump campaign’s complaints–, but I do think lots of other people will understand just how serious the attempt to overturn the election was.
Great summary!