Trump and indicted allies have until 12 p.m. on August 25 to turn themselves in, DA says
Trump and indicted allies have until 12 p.m. on August 25 to turn themselves in, DA says
Former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen of his associates with election fraud, racketeering and other charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis said late Monday that former President Donald Trump and his 18 allies who were indicted on 41 felony counts have until noon ET on Friday, Aug. 25 to turn themselves in or an arrest warrant will be issued.
Why not, you know, fucking arrest them like a normal person?
I swear the Dave Chappelle skit is just proving its accuracy at this point.
I assume this is a genuine question? This is a state-level indictment from Georgia and Mr. Trump resides in Florida. Georgia cops can't just go on an extrajudicial joyride across state lines and grab him. That would, unfortunately, be abduction.
In cases like these where a state wants to prosecute someone residing in another jurisdiction, the process generally goes like this:
- The prosecuting state asks for the indicted person to return within a reasonable timeframe and face their allegations
- The prosecuting state waits for this time limit to lapse
- The governor of the prosecuting state requests an extradition warrant from the governor of the indicted person's state [^1]
- If the indicted person's state does not comply within a reasonable timeframe, then the prosecuting state gets the FBI involved
- If the FBI fails to extradite (very unlikely), then the prosecuting state can pass a default judgement and start following alternative courses of action for causing suffering to the guilty
[^1]: Generally speaking, states are federally obligated to honor each other's extradition requests, though asking nicely still remains the first resort. Gov. DeSantis does have an opportunity to grandstand here, but he's much more likely to drag out the process rather than outright defy it -- pissing off the FBI is something which states try to avoid doing
- The prosecuting state asks for the indicted person to return within a reasonable timeframe and face their allegations
- The indicted person flees the country
- The end
Much be nice to be rich where you do crime, go anywhere you want, and escape the punishment. No federal no-fly list to be put on because it's all state charges.
Uh, yeah... I guess? Step 2 is doing a lot of heavy lifting because states can and do extradite internationally. There's a whole federal office which exists for this specific purpose: the OIA. It's hardly a "happily ever after" situation to spend the rest of your life far away from home and constantly looking over your shoulders.
the indicted person flees the country
That would work too.
That would, unfortunately, be abduction.
In this case, I'm pro abduction, let's do that
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