Chesebro Floats New Defense In Georgia RICO Case

The Messenger reports:

Attorneys for pro-Donald Trump lawyer Ken Chesebro told a Georgia judge on Tuesday that providing “less than two months” of legal advice after the 2020 presidential election does not amount to a racketeering scheme.

Fulton County prosecutors call Chesebro the architect of a plan to send pro-Trump electors to the U.S. Congress in states that Joe Biden won. Along with the former president and 18 other co-defendants, Chesebro stands accused of violating Georgia’s RICO statute, and prosecutors allege that the conspiracy involved acts of impersonation, forgery and false statements.

The DA contends that the alleged conspiracy lasted for years because prosecutors claim that Trump’s allies continued to commit perjury and other crimes deep into 2022, in order to cover up their post-election actions.

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“Pro-Trump Lawyer Tells Georgia Judge ‘Less Than Two Months’ of Legal Advice Isn’t Racketeering”

Ken Chesebro’s lawyers attack what scholar @RDEliason flagged as a possible problem with the RICO charge: continuity, e.g. the time element. @TheMessengerhttps://t.co/jjDJF8ADUY

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) September 26, 2023