Trump supporter tries to get Fani Willis arrested
Trump supporter tries to get Fani Willis arrested
In Georgia, anyone can apply to have someone arrested. They just have to be able to prove a crime was committed.
A Georgia Trump supporter is trying to use an obscure law to get Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrested for her office's efforts to try the former president for his alleged effort to overturn the result of his 2020 election loss.
Whether he's legally allowed to do so is another question.
Correction:
A moron is trying to use a moronic nothing to get Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis arrested for her office's efforts to try the former head idiot for his effort to overturn the result of the 2020 elections.
Like most Trump supporters, he will legally fail like the idiot he is, and how he remembered to keep breathing afterwards is another question.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Interviewed by the right-wing outlet, the Post Millennial, outside of the Fulton County courthouse ahead of Trump's anticipated arrest August 24, Brad Barnes—a failed candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives last fall—said he was filing an application for a warrant to arrest Willis for a number of state and federal crimes tied to her prosecution of the former president.
The charges he sought included allegations of a violation of oath by a public officer and unprofessional conduct by a public officer under Georgia state law as well as federal charges of a conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under the color of law—all of which he claimed were violated in her effort to try Trump and his associates on allegations of coercing Georgia state elections officials to overturn the election.
"And actions such as charging warriors for filing legal paperwork and representation of their clients, for example, is a clear violation of the defendants like Mr. Trump's right to redress of grievances under the First Amendment."
However to do so, they must first file a police report (it is unclear whether Barnes has done so) and then, undergo a legal hearing process where a judge then evaluates whether there is a justifiable cause to have that individual arrested.
To even have the opportunity to make that case, Barnes would have to go to the very top of the food chain in order for Willis to be arrested.
And Barnes—a "successful small business owner and software engineer" who has no official role in the Georgia Republican Party, the Georgia House of Representatives, the Trump campaign, or seemingly any real position to speak of that would be germane to Willis' prosecution—likely lacks it.
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I'm sorry, it probably isn't as funny to a US audience but "Fani Willis" would get bullied so hard for that name in a UK school.
So, just the average Trumpistan Republican doing stupid things. Do they at least have a law in Georgia about people abusing the legal system this way?
Any more weight and that dude would be an imax projector.
Wow, the video half way down is something. He looks like Cartman imitating the hand movements that Trump uses when speaking.
What is the likelihood of this succeeding?
It seems unlikely to me that this will go anywhere.
The article makes it seem unlikely. First he would have had to file a police report showing that Willis has done him some harm or injustice and it's not clear if he has filed one. Then there has to be a hearing before a judge of a superior court, a judge of a state court, or a probate judge to decide if arrest is warranted. Most importantly, the individual making the claim must have standing. This guy is just some business owner who has no involvement with the GOP or any of the individuals charged so he likely lacks standing in the first place because he has to show that he personally has been harmed.
I am not familiar with Georgia jurisprudence and am not a lawyer but these things usually fail for various reasons. The procedure is proper, just heavily disfavored and as such incredibly scrutinized. IIRC it stems from British Common Law which allows for private prosecution (instead of a DA, the injured party hires a lawyer to prosecute the criminal case), but has been found illegal in a few states(I believe Georgia is one it is still “legal”).
For IANAL you got the shit. Thanks.
Just like the Trump indictments