Trump “Confused” About Guilty Pleas of Co-Defendants – Former President Playing Dumb Regarding Guilty Pleas in Georgia

William FurneyNov 1, 2023

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Donald Trump is not sure what’s going on with his election interference case in Georgia after three former lawyers of his entered guilty pleas that left him “confused,” the former president’s spokeswoman says.

Georgia Election Case

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Prosecutors in Georgia have charged Trump, 77, and 17 others with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. Joe Biden won Georgia and went on to win the presidency in an election Trump branded “stolen” from him through “rigged votes.” Trump has also been indicted at federal level over the alleged election interference. He has refuted the charges, saying they are merely Democratic operatives’ attempts to stop him from becoming president again.

Doing Deals

Stoking Trump’s ire, say political observers, some defendants in the Georgia case have been making deals with prosecutors so they won’t risk being jailed. Lawyers Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and Jenna Ellis – who at one time represented Trump – took plea deals earlier in October.

Nothing To Plead Guilty To

Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington, speaking on “The Absolute Truth” program with host Emerald Robinson, said both she and her boss were not sure what to make of the lawyers’ pleas.

“Well, I think [Trump’s] a little confused because if you’re a lawyer you know that there’s no crimes here. According to the law, there’s literally nothing to plead guilty to because there’s nothing – no laws that were broken,” she said.

Election Fraud

Harrington repeated Trump’s claim that the election had been stolen. “It’s speaking out against a fraudulent election and telling people to watch hearings and petition their elected officials about fraud that was happening on camera.”

Other Indictments

Along with the state and federal indictments against Trump for allegedly interfering with the 2020 election, he has been indicted in two other cases – a state case brought in New York that alleges business fraud at his Trump Organization and a federal indictment that accuses him of holding onto classified government documents when he left the White House. He denies all the charges.

All Biden’s Doing

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Posting on his Truth Social account this week, Trump again lashed out at President Biden for his legal troubles.

“REMEMBER, CROOKED JOE BIDEN AND HIS RADICAL LEFT THUGS WAITED THREE YEARS TO BRING THESE INDICTMENTS & LAWSUITS AGAINST ME, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY CAMPAIGN!”

Presidential Hopes

Trump is aiming to get back into the White House in the 2024 election and is the runaway candidate among Republican rivals seeking the party’s nomination. He has an approximate 50-point lead over contenders such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramsawamy, making Trump the clear favorite.

Trump v. Biden Rematch?

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A possible rematch of the 2020 presidential election is on the cards if Trump is selected in primaries being held in January and if Biden becomes the Democratic nominee. Like with Trump, Biden is far ahead of contenders for the candidacy, with about 70 percent voter support, according to polls.

Deserved Days in Court

Not everyone was so kind to Trump on social media when reacting to his latest rant about the indictments. X (formerly Twitter) user Jason Dasey said: “At least two of the cases against you started BEFORE you made a (very early) announcement about your ‘24 candidacy. Let the law run its course and see where the facts land. It is certainly not a good sign with so many folks flipping on you but you deserve your days in court.”

Not So Factual

Another X user called out the president for seemingly incorrect facts.

“Nope… he decided to run after the investigation started,” the person, using the handle geno_kusa, said.

Ridiculous Hope

Yet another person on X, Lawrence Gelber, suggested that Trump was only running for president because he thought he might be immune to prosecution.

“Trump launched his campaign in the middle of the investigations in the ridiculous hope of avoiding indictment. Yet another miscalculation,” he said.

Trump Struck Off?

Trump may not be able to run for the presidency, if courts in two states decide he is ineligible. Liberal groups have filed lawsuits in Colorado and Minnesota that are being heard this week and allege that Trump failed in his oath of office to uphold the Constitution – because of what happened during the events surrounding the 2020 presidential election – and that he should therefore be barred from running. They’re raising their legal action on an obscure “insurrection” clause in the Constitution but Trump’s lawyers argue it doesn’t apply to the president of the United States, only members of the House of Representatives and senators.