Future murky for Georgia RICO case against Trump and his allies

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Trump legal case in New York on hold as prosecution studies effect of presidential winTrump is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 26 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments promised to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.Kreis said there is some legal justification for pursuing co-defendants of Trump even if a president is legally shielded from criminal charges.
43% : Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November 2022 to oversee federal investigations into Trump for his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the U.S. Capitol and for the classified documents stored at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
38% : "I don't realistically see her going after Trump and the co-defendants," he said.
36% : The appeal came from Trump and co-defendants including former Trump campaign officer Michael Roman, former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
35% : "Her options to me are to dismiss the whole case No. 1 or No. 2, try the co-defendants and leave Trump for another day or not at all.
35% : The Georgia Court of Appeals disqualification hearing will proceed whether Trump is part of the case or not, Kreis said.
35% : In another case, a New York judge said Tuesday that he will issue a decision next week on whether Trump had presidential immunity that should have protected him from being convicted of falsifying business records by a jury this spring.
28% : Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michael Kreis said the options for Willis are to drop the charges against Trump and proceed against the other defendants or find another legal mechanism or to wait until after Trump leave's office in 2029 before resuming the case against the outgoing president.
27% : Their plea agreement requires them to testify against Trump and the other 14 remaining defendants.
26% : Questions still linger about the felony racketeering case against Trump and his remaining 14 co-defendants has mostly been on hold until after a ruling is made on the appeal.
24% : "Former Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter agreed that Willis' ability to continue prosecuting Trump is greatly limited following the election.
24% : "Trump and 18 others were indicted in August 2022 for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
19% : Prosecutors have appealed a Florida judge's decision to dismiss charges related to Trump alleging he illegally removed classified documents from the White House.
17% : "When a grand jury in Fulton County indicted Trump and 18 others on racketeering and conspiracy charges in August 2023, it was the fourth case that year that pressed criminal charges against Trump.
16% : A federal election interference case against Trump now appears to be winding down after special prosecutor Jack Smith asked a federal judge Friday to suspend case deadlines after Trump's election.
6% : Trump has publicly stated that after his Jan. 20 inauguration he will promptly fire Smith, who indicted Trump on charges of illegally attempting to overturn the 2020 election and for allegedly mishandling of documents marked classified.

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