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Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter


NextImg:Donald Trump 'charges' in Georgia spark confusion when court document quickly disappears

Confusion swirled in Fulton County, Georgia, Monday after a now-deleted filing showed former President Donald Trump's name cited next to dozens of crimes despite officials saying no charges have been filed.

The document, obtained by Reuters, was dated Aug. 14 and named Trump, citing the case as "open," but was no longer visible on the court's website shortly after it was reported on.

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Authorities stand near barricades at the Fulton County courthouse, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Atlanta. The sheriff's office are implementing various security measures ahead of District Attorney Fani Willis possibly seeking an indictment in her investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The Fulton County District Attorney's Office released a statement that no charges had been filed against Trump.

"The Reuters report that those charges were filed is inaccurate. Beyond that we cannot comment," a spokesperson for the District Attorney's Office told the outlet.

According to the document that was reportedly posted to the county's website, it appeared Trump could face a total of 39 felony counts on the following charges that the docket lists with dates ranging from November 4, 2020, through September 17, 2021, including a "Violation Of The Georgia Rico (Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations) Act" and "Solicitation of Violation of Oath by Public Officer," as well as "Conspiracy To Commit Impersonating a Public Officer."

Jack Queen, a legal correspondent from Reuters, tweeted a screenshot of the now-deleted filing shortly after one of his colleagues, John Kruzel, reported that "GEORGIA FILES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST DONALD TRUMP" Monday at around noon.

A reporter from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tamar Hallerman, responded to the tweet about Queen's reporting, saying "This is NOT true."

Kruzel posted a subsequent tweet at 1 p.m. stating: "Out of an abundance of caution, I've deleted a tweet about a possible Trump indictment that was based on a colleague's reporting as we await further information."

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, has been investigating whether Trump and his allies illegally sought to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results and has been expected to seek an indictment from a grand jury this week.

Notably, former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a Republican, was slated to testify on Tuesday, Aug. 15, but AJC reported Monday afternoon that he would instead be offering testimony on Monday, Aug. 14.

If Trump is charged in Fulton County, it would mark his fourth indictment this year, the second to arise from his alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.

While Trump has yet to respond to the now-deleted filing, Trump ally and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy released a statement describing the temporary upload of the file as "downright pathetic.

“Here we go again: another disastrous Trump indictment. It’s downright pathetic that Fulton County publicly posted the indictment on its website even before the grand jury had finished convening," Ramaswamy said.

The venture capitalist also claimed the prosecutions against Trump are based on "untested legal theories.

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"Since the four prosecutions against Trump are using novel and untested legal theories, it’s fair game for him to do the same in defense: immediately file a motion to dismiss for a constitutional due process violation for publicly issuing an indictment before the grand jury had actually signed one," Ramaswamy said.

"He should make a strong argument on these grounds and it would send a powerful message to the ever-expansive prosecutorial police state," he added. "As someone who’s running for President against Trump, I’d volunteer to write the amicus brief to the court myself: prosecutors should not be deciding U.S. presidential elections, and if they’re so overzealous that they commit constitutional violations, then the cases should be thrown out and they should be held accountable."