RUSH TRANSCRIPT I m ░░░░░░░░ with the prosecutors and ░░░░░░░░ who have worked diligently ░░░░░░░░ the investigation of criminal ░░░░░░░░ to interfere in the ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia s 2020 ░░░░░░░░ election Today based on ░░░░░░░░ developed by that investigation ░░░░░░░░ Fulton County grand jury ░░░░░░░░ a true bill of ░░░░░░░░ charging 19 individuals with ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia law arising ░░░░░░░░ a criminal conspiracy to ░░░░░░░░ the results of the ░░░░░░░░ presidential election in this ░░░░░░░░ The indictment includes 41 ░░░░░░░░ counts and is 97 ░░░░░░░░ long Please remember that ░░░░░░░░ charged in this bill ░░░░░░░░ indictment is presumed innocent ░░░░░░░░ the indictment brings felony ░░░░░░░░ against Donald John Trump ░░░░░░░░ will do a lewis ░░░░░░░░ John charles eastman market ░░░░░░░░ metals Josh Jeffrey Clark ░░░░░░░░ Ellis Smith the third ░░░░░░░░ David shealy Michael a ░░░░░░░░ David James schaefer Sean ░░░░░░░░ tricia steel Steve and ░░░░░░░░ guard we harrison prescott ░░░░░░░░ trayveon c sidney kathryn ░░░░░░░░ kathleen Austin latham Scott ░░░░░░░░ hall and misty hampton ░░░░░░░░ known as emily misty ░░░░░░░░ Every individual charged in ░░░░░░░░ indictment is charged with ░░░░░░░░ count of violating Georgia ░░░░░░░░ racketeer influenced and corrupt ░░░░░░░░ act through participation in ░░░░░░░░ criminal enterprise in Fulton ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and elsewhere to ░░░░░░░░ the illegal goal of ░░░░░░░░ Donald j Trump to ░░░░░░░░ the presidential term of ░░░░░░░░ beginning on January January ░░░░░░░░ 2021 Specifically the participant ░░░░░░░░ association took various actions ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and elsewhere to ░░░░░░░░ the county of the ░░░░░░░░ of the presidential electors ░░░░░░░░ were certified as the ░░░░░░░░ of Georgia s 2020 ░░░░░░░░ election As you examine ░░░░░░░░ indictment you will see ░░░░░░░░ that are identified as ░░░░░░░░ acts and those that ░░░░░░░░ identified as predicate acts ░░░░░░░░ called acts of racketeering ░░░░░░░░ Overt acts are not ░░░░░░░░ crimes under Georgia law ░░░░░░░░ isolation but are alleged ░░░░░░░░ be acts taken in ░░░░░░░░ of the conspiracy Many ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia And some ░░░░░░░░ in other jurisdictions and ░░░░░░░░ included because the grand ░░░░░░░░ believes they were part ░░░░░░░░ the illegal effort to ░░░░░░░░ the results of Georgia ░░░░░░░░ 2020 presidential election The ░░░░░░░░ identified as predicate acts ░░░░░░░░ acts of racketeering activity ░░░░░░░░ crimes that are alleged ░░░░░░░░ have been committed in ░░░░░░░░ of the criminal enterprise ░░░░░░░░ of racketeering activity are ░░░░░░░░ charged as a separate ░░░░░░░░ in the indictment against ░░░░░░░░ who are alleged to ░░░░░░░░ committed them All elections ░░░░░░░░ our nation are administered ░░░░░░░░ by the states which ░░░░░░░░ given the responsibility of ░░░░░░░░ a fair process and ░░░░░░░░ accurate accounting of the ░░░░░░░░ That includes elections for ░░░░░░░░ electors Congress state officials ░░░░░░░░ local offices The state ░░░░░░░░ role in this process ░░░░░░░░ essential to the functioning ░░░░░░░░ our democracy Georgia like ░░░░░░░░ state has laws that ░░░░░░░░ those who believe that ░░░░░░░░ of an election are ░░░░░░░░ whether because of intentional ░░░░░░░░ or unintentional error to ░░░░░░░░ those results in our ░░░░░░░░ The indictment alleges that ░░░░░░░░ than abide by Georgia ░░░░░░░░ legal process for election ░░░░░░░░ the defendants engaged in ░░░░░░░░ criminal racketeering enterprise to ░░░░░░░░ Georgia s presidential election ░░░░░░░░ Subsequent to the indictment ░░░░░░░░ is the normal process ░░░░░░░░ Georgia law the grand ░░░░░░░░ issued arrest warrants for ░░░░░░░░ who are charged I ░░░░░░░░ giving the defendants the ░░░░░░░░ to voluntarily surrender no ░░░░░░░░ than noon on Friday ░░░░░░░░ 25th day of August ░░░░░░░░ I remind everyone here ░░░░░░░░ an indictment is only ░░░░░░░░ series of allegations based ░░░░░░░░ a grand jury s ░░░░░░░░ of probable cause to ░░░░░░░░ the charges It is ░░░░░░░░ the duty of my ░░░░░░░░ to approve these charges ░░░░░░░░ the indictment beyond a ░░░░░░░░ doubt at trial I ░░░░░░░░ like to take a ░░░░░░░░ to thank the superior ░░░░░░░░ clerk chez alexander and ░░░░░░░░ staff for staying late ░░░░░░░░ making sure that this ░░░░░░░░ was process I would ░░░░░░░░ like to thank the ░░░░░░░░ and women of the ░░░░░░░░ for keeping the courthouse ░░░░░░░░ but most importantly for ░░░░░░░░ us safe over the ░░░░░░░░ and months that have ░░░░░░░░ up to this indictment ░░░░░░░░ for what I know ░░░░░░░░ will continue to do ░░░░░░░░ keep us safe We ░░░░░░░░ want to thank the ░░░░░░░░ police department and other ░░░░░░░░ enforcement partners who have ░░░░░░░░ with the sheriff to ░░░░░░░░ us safe I will ░░░░░░░░ take a very limited ░░░░░░░░ of questions prior to ░░░░░░░░ to sleep Laughter You ░░░░░░░░ t mind 11 alive ░░░░░░░░ you clarify if Georgia ░░░░░░░░ mandatory minimum whether probation ░░░░░░░░ how that might play ░░░░░░░░ RICO charges is time ░░░░░░░░ you have to serve ░░░░░░░░ for trial T is ░░░░░░░░ timetable for the trial ░░░░░░░░ you know trials are ░░░░░░░░ by the judges and ░░░░░░░░ it would be at ░░░░░░░░ church that sets the ░░░░░░░░ of the trial This ░░░░░░░░ will be submitting a ░░░░░░░░ scheduling order within this ░░░░░░░░ That will totally be ░░░░░░░░ the districts discretion of ░░░░░░░░ judge Out to indict ░░░░░░░░ Trump could you move ░░░░░░░░ up Do you want ░░░░░░░░ be the first to ░░░░░░░░ him Don t have ░░░░░░░░ desire to be first ░░░░░░░░ last I want to ░░░░░░░░ him and be respectful ░░░░░░░░ our sovereign states We ░░░░░░░░ to move this case ░░░░░░░░ So we will be ░░░░░░░░ for a proposed order ░░░░░░░░ the next six months ░░░░░░░░ was a section to ░░░░░░░░ document that was circulated ░░░░░░░░ The charges against former ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump That fictitious ░░░░░░░░ matched exactly the charges ░░░░░░░░ we are seeing in ░░░░░░░░ indictment Can you tell ░░░░░░░░ more about that document ░░░░░░░░ because now you have ░░░░░░░░ former president s lawyers ░░░░░░░░ are saying this is ░░░░░░░░ of a serious problem ░░░░░░░░ your office Can t ░░░░░░░░ you anything about what ░░░░░░░░ refer to What I ░░░░░░░░ tell you is that ░░░░░░░░ had a grand jury ░░░░░░░░ in Fulton County They ░░░░░░░░ until almost 8 00 ░░░░░░░░ not right after 8 ░░░░░░░░ An indictment was returned ░░░░░░░░ we now have an ░░░░░░░░ I am not an ░░░░░░░░ on clerks duties or ░░░░░░░░ administrative duties And so ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ Next question Contact with ░░░░░░░░ special counsel about overlap ░░░░░░░░ these cases and do ░░░░░░░░ intend to try all ░░░░░░░░ these defendants together I ░░░░░░░░ to try them together ░░░░░░░░ Any counsel contact with ░░░░░░░░ special counsel Won t ░░░░░░░░ Conversations Politically motivated indictment ░░░░░░░░ Make decisions in this ░░░░░░░░ based on the facts ░░░░░░░░ the law Law is ░░░░░░░░ That is how decisions ░░░░░░░░ made in every case ░░░░░░░░ office has indicted for ░░░░░░░░ 12 of those 12 ░░░░░░░░ cases This is where ░░░░░░░░ followed the same process ░░░░░░░░ look at the facts ░░░░░░░░ look at the law ░░░░░░░░ we bring charges.