GA Prosecutors Expect Jail Sentences In Trump Cases

The Guardian reports:

Fulton county prosecutors have signaled they want prison sentences in the Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump and his top allies for allegedly violating the racketeering statute as part of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to exchanges in private emails. “We have a long road ahead,” the Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, wrote in one email. “Long after these folks are in jail, we will still be practicing law.”

The previously unreported emails, between Willis and defense lawyers, open a window on to the endgame envisioned by prosecutors on her team – which could inform legal strategies ahead of a potential trial next year, such as approaches toward plea deal negotiations. Prosecutors are not presently expected to offer plea agreements to Trump, his former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and his former election lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

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NEW: Fulton county DA Fani Willis has signaled she expects jail sentences in the Trump 2020 election case in Georgia, writing in one private email: “Long after these folks are in jail, we will still be practicing law” — @guardian exclusive https://t.co/4Xu7bO7lGU

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) December 7, 2023