is the symbol of that. in terms of where this particular case may go, a rico case is really a prosecutor s greatest gift. because it allows the prosecutor to be able to tell the entire story of what happens. and it s very useful when you have multiple defendants with multiple actions. so i m not surprised that the d.a. is taking her time and getting all four witnesses and even including acts or things that may have happened in other states. the georgia rico statute allows her to do that in order to present the full story to the jury. wow, very interesting. dean, if you or i have been caught on tape insisting to an election official that they find extra votes for us, would have taken over two years for charges to be brought? what do you make of the pace of dea willis s investigation.
raffensperger was merely, i don t know, a prank call gone awry. look, jokes aside, stark aside, in just a matter of weeks fani willis could soon find or self in a position very few have been in before. going toe to toe with an ex president in a court of law. over criminal charges. according to reporters inside that miami courtroom throughout the entirety of tuesday s arraignment special counsel jack smith never once broke his stare at donald trump. and i think we can izium j.a. willis is as equally determined, relentless and tough, as special counsel smith. in fact i m reminded of these words that willis apparently had painted on the wall for office as a mission statement of sorts. quote, i m for truth, no matter who tells us. i m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. a line from malcolm x. and that is exactly the attitude you need when you are investigating a former president of the united states. let s discuss with someone who
case for started. with the perfect phone call between then president donald trump and georgia s republican top election official secretary of state brad raffensperger. on january the 2nd 2021. so all i want to do is this, i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have. which is what more than we have. to be clear trump lost to biden by 11,779 votes. anyone at the top election official that state to find him in amount of votes that s one vote more. he s on tape saying, you just heard it. and it s because of that taped phone call over the last two years many legal experts have said time and time again, it is georgia that presents the greatest legal danger to the ex president. but willis s investigation goes much further than just one
georgia signal the charges there could come as soon as august. however recently the timeline has come into question. new york attorney general letitia james is also investigating the former president, hard to keep up by now. she had this to say about the possible impact of trump s federal indictment on the state cases. in all likelihood i believe that my case as well as dea bragg and the georgia case will unfortunately have to be adjourned pending the outcome of the federal case. so depends upon the scheduling of this particular case. but hold on, hold on. dea willis s office quickly shut down that suggestion. offering the statement quote the federal indictments will not have any impact on the fulton county investigation. so with an august indictment still on the table let s take a step back and remember how this
knows dearly. former district attorney for the cobb county right next door to fulton county. she s also a co-owner of the brookings institute also with us dean overdub a host of the dean over the show on sirius xm. and molly john thank you all for coming on the show tonight when we start with you. do you still believe we should expect indictment in this case in august? and what do you make of those recent reports the d.a. willis has expanded her investigation of georgia s racketeering laws. because some people including former u.s. attorney henry litman have expressed concern the case could risk becoming a, quote sprawling mess. . but first of all i do believe we are still on for an august timeline. i think the sheriff s actions in terms of sending members of his team to be able to prepare for the security of the courthouse and the witnesses and all of the folks involved