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      As Trump Surrenders in Georgia, Groups Warn of Continued Threat to Democratic Institutions

      As Trump Surrenders in Georgia, Groups Warn of Continued Threat to Democratic Institutions

      "It is not inconceivable that Trump or a future anti-democratic leader could incite another mob to attack a different government institution," reads a new report by CREW and Common Cause.

      Julia Conley
      Aug 25, 2023

      As former Republican President Donald Trump surrendered at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta Thursday evening, a new analysis warned that his extremist political movement poses a continued threat to U.S. government institutions nearly three years after he and 18 co-conspirators allegedly tried to change the 2020 election outcome in Georgia.

      Government watchdogs Common Cause and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on Thursday released a report titled Donald Trump: Threatening Courts and Justice, warning of the threat that is posed to the nation's court system by the outgrowth of the so-called "Stop the Steal" movement, which emerged after the 2020 election and led the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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      Revoke Trump’s Release Pending Trial

      He believes he can get away with intimidating and harassing potential witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, and judges. He is confident he is above the law.

      Robert Reich
      Aug 15, 2023

      Last night, Trump and 18 others were criminally charged in Georgia in connection with efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state.

      Trump was charged with 13 counts, including violating the state’s racketeering act, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiring to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree, and conspiring to file false documents.

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      'Criminal Enterprise': Trump and 18 Co-Conspirators Indicted in Georgia Election Case

      Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and others "constituted a criminal organization whose members and associates engaged in various related criminal activities," the indictment states.

      Jake Johnson
      Aug 15, 2023

      A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others on Monday for taking part in a sprawling "criminal enterprise" aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election results in the state.

      The 98-page indictment, which includes a total of 41 counts, marks the fourth time Trump has been charged in a criminal investigation since April.

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