No one knows if the Fulton County District Attorney Fan WillisThe 2020 election investigation will ultimately end with indictments for donald trump and/or the allies who helped him stay in power after defeat Joe Biden. One thing is clear, however, that the people Willis is investigating seem extremely concerned that they will receive criminal charges, and we know this because at least one of them wrote a desperate letter accusing everything he did to lawyers, representing him and Trump.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that in a letter to Willis’ office, attorneys for david shepherd, Chair of the Georgia Republican Party, vowed her client was simply following legal advice as he organized — and served as one himself — a list of fake voters in an attempt to steal Trump a second term. They state that they do not believe Shafer actually did anything wrong: “We believe the legal advice Mr. Shafer was given was accurate and that his reliance on that advice was warranted.” Holly Pierson And Craig Gillen say – the lawyers write, should the prosecutors still decide that he broke the law, they want everyone to know that he did only what he was told and therefore cannot be convicted of a crime. “Every action taken by Mr. Shafer as a 2020 presidential candidate or contingent voter was expressly conducted in accordance with and in reliance on repeated and detailed advice from legal counsel, thereby eliminating any possibility of criminal intent or liability,” they emphasize. That’s an amazing argument, of course: our client didn’t commit a crime… but if he only did it because someone else told him to, he’s in the clear.
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Willis had previously informed all 16 bogus voters in Georgia that they were targets of her investigation and could be charged; So far, at least half of them have signed immunity deals.
Prosecutors, who are reportedly considering charging people with racketeering and conspiracy, said last month that they would announce a decision on the charges between July 11 and September 1. The announcement was revealed in a letter to local law enforcement, which Willis had asked to be ready for “increased security and preparedness” because the situation “may generate a significant public reaction.” (Also: I’m not sure if anyone knows this, but Donald Trump has some history of: attacking prosecutors and inciting violence on his behalf.)
As CNN notes, Willis’s team has “at least three records of Trump’s pressure on Georgia officials [to help him overturn the election]including a phone call he made with the Georgia House Speaker to urge a special session to “overthrow Biden’s 2020 victory in the state,” and the one in which he called for the Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “Find” the exact number of votes he needed to turn his loss to Biden into a win. While the prosecution’s investigation initially focused on the Raffensperger call, it later broadened to the sham election scheme, false allegations of fraud against state legislatures, attempts to gain access to voting machines, and harassment of poll workers. When asked about the recommendations of a special grand jury set up by Willis, there was one question: Which people should be indicted, jury wife Emily Kohrs told the New York Times it’s “not a short list,” adding whether or not Trump is on it: “You won’t be shocked. It’s not rocket science.” Speaking to the AJC, another judge said, “A lot of things are going to come out sooner or later. And it’s going to be massive. It’s going to be massive.”
